Ten Best Football Movies

Gear up for football season with these sports films.

Remember the Titans - Who’s with the idea of Anthony Mackie taking a stab at the role of inspirational Coach Herman Boone, which was awesomely depicted by Denzel Washington in the original Remember the Titans back in 2000? We are. As a matter of fact, it could be a game-changing role for Mackie.(Photo: Disney Enterprises/Jerry Buckheimer)

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Remember the Titans (2000) - February is soon approaching, and we all know what that means: football season. Gearing up for the race to the Super Bowl XLIX where the New England Patriots battle the Seattle Seahawks, we found it only right to make a list of the 10 best movies to honor the sport. Denzel Washington stars in Remember the Titans, called one of the best sports movies of the decade. Washington plays a 1970s high school football coach who attempts to integrate his team at the height of the civil rights movement. The film grossed over $130 million worldwide and earned six NAACP Image Award nominations. (Photo: Disney Enterprises/Jerry Buckheimer)

The Blind Side (2009) - Sandra Bullock nabbed an Oscar for this tear-jerker. The semi-autobiographical drama follows Michael Oher through his impoverished youth, his adoption by a white couple and his ultimate rise in the NFL. The film, which grossed $300 million, also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.(Photo: Alcon Entertainment)

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The Blind Side (2009) - Sandra Bullock nabbed an Oscar for this tear-jerker. The semi-autobiographical drama follows Michael Oher through his impoverished youth, his adoption by a white couple and his ultimate rise in the NFL. The film, which grossed $300 million, also earned an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.(Photo: Alcon Entertainment)

Friday Night Lights (2004) - It's a movie inspired by a book, that went on to inspire one of the most beloved television shows of the decade. Friday Night Lights presents the mania of Texas football, and the personal lives of the players and their families. Billy Bob Thornton and Derek Luke star. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Friday Night Lights (2004) - It's a movie inspired by a book, that went on to inspire one of the most beloved television shows of the decade. Friday Night Lights presents the mania of Texas football, and the personal lives of the players and their families. Billy Bob Thornton and Derek Luke star. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

The Express (2008) - Though this film, about the first Black winner of the Heisman trophy, was a failure at the box office, critics loved the story and the performances by Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton and newcomer Rob Brown, who more than held his own with the more veteran actors. (Photo: Davis Entertainment)

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The Express (2008) - Though this film, about the first Black winner of the Heisman trophy, was a failure at the box office, critics loved the story and the performances by Dennis Quaid, Charles S. Dutton and newcomer Rob Brown, who more than held his own with the more veteran actors. (Photo: Davis Entertainment)

Gridiron Gang (2006) - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Xzibit star in this inspirational drama about a correctional officer who creates a football team at a juvenile detention center to help rehabilitate the inmates. Once the kids start coming together, and overcoming their affiliations to gangs and other negative influences, champions are born. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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Gridiron Gang (2006) - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Xzibit star in this inspirational drama about a correctional officer who creates a football team at a juvenile detention center to help rehabilitate the inmates. Once the kids start coming together, and overcoming their affiliations to gangs and other negative influences, champions are born. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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Radio (2003) - In one of his most challenging roles to date, Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as a mentally disabled man called Radio who becomes an assistant coach to a local high school football team. Though it takes time for the team to accept him, Radio and his team ultimately form an unbreakable bond. Alfre Woodard and S. Epatha Merkerson also star. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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Radio (2003) - In one of his most challenging roles to date, Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as a mentally disabled man called Radio who becomes an assistant coach to a local high school football team. Though it takes time for the team to accept him, Radio and his team ultimately form an unbreakable bond. Alfre Woodard and S. Epatha Merkerson also star. (Photo: Columbia Pictures)

The Last Boy Scout (1991) - More action movie than sports drama, this film still has plenty of both. Damon Wayans stars as retired pro football coach who teams up with a disgraced former Secret Service agent (Bruce Willis) to solve the murder of his girlfriend, played by Halle Berry.  (Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment)

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The Last Boy Scout (1991) - More action movie than sports drama, this film still has plenty of both. Damon Wayans stars as retired pro football coach who teams up with a disgraced former Secret Service agent (Bruce Willis) to solve the murder of his girlfriend, played by Halle Berry.  (Photo: Warner Bros. Entertainment)

The Longest Yard (2005) - Adam Sandler and Chris Rock star in this comedy remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Sandler plays a disgraced former NFL player who must form a football team while serving a prison sentence. His team of inmates must play the corrections officers. Rock plays his sidekick and the cast is peppered with real professional players.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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The Longest Yard (2005) - Adam Sandler and Chris Rock star in this comedy remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Sandler plays a disgraced former NFL player who must form a football team while serving a prison sentence. His team of inmates must play the corrections officers. Rock plays his sidekick and the cast is peppered with real professional players.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

They Call Me Sirr (2002) - Michael Clarke Duncan stars in this biopic of Sirr Parker, a troubled youth who rises to football stardom. Virtually abandoned by his mother at an early age, Sirr battles inner conflict to pursue a promising football career versus staying home to care for his grandmother and younger brother. The film slipped under the radar but is routinely praised by those who catch it on DVD or cable. (Photo: Jon Turtle Productions)

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They Call Me Sirr (2002) - Michael Clarke Duncan stars in this biopic of Sirr Parker, a troubled youth who rises to football stardom. Virtually abandoned by his mother at an early age, Sirr battles inner conflict to pursue a promising football career versus staying home to care for his grandmother and younger brother. The film slipped under the radar but is routinely praised by those who catch it on DVD or cable. (Photo: Jon Turtle Productions)