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Spanning over years of cinema history, here are the films that transcended the field and won over our hearts.

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Ilana Gordon is an entertainment, culture, and comedy writer originally from Connecticut. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Football is a game of inches, and each of these movies inch viewers closer to understanding this complicated, beloved game. The stories are diverse and the characters determined, but whether the films are set on or off the field, based on history, fantasy, or a fusion of both, they all share a common love and appreciation for the sport.

So suit up, grab some Gatorade, and prepare to lose yourself in EW's ranking of the 25 best football movies of all time. Moranis is typically adorable as Danny, the well-meaning father and sports ignorant, oft-overlooked younger brother of Kevin O'Shea Ed O'Neill , a Heisman Trophy winner and local football hero.

Football movies from the 2000s

With rules stating that each town is only permitted one team, it's up to the challenged players who comprise the Little Giants to defeat a stacked Cowboys team and prove they're worthy of respect. Highbrow comedy this is not, but Little Giants is a gridiron film for the underdogs, outcasts, and anyone who knows how it feels to be underestimated.

The story of Rockne's ascent from Norwegian immigrant to Fighting Irish legend was beloved by critics and fans upon its release, and while Reagan's part as freshman halfback George Gipp may have been small, but he made a big enough impression to make "Win one for the Gipper" a pop culture quote for the ages. Knute Rockne is no Rudy , but as far as Notre Dame-based sports biopics go, O'Brien's performance and fake nose make this one well worth your time.

Emphasizing the drugs, playboy players, and corporate greed that have slowly corrupted the purity of the game, North Dallas Forty focuses on aging wide receiver Phil Elliott Nick Nolte , whose injuries and ambivalent attitude have relegated him to the bench and left him dependent on painkillers. Similar to Varsity Blues , the North Dallas Bulls are led by a coach who sees his team as less than human — and is more than happy to offer their bodies up as sacrifices to his winning streak.

A cynical but realistic look at professional sports, North Dallas Forty is funny, fascinating, and far ahead of its time. A biographical sports drama that tracks the relationship between Michael Oher — a homeless high school student brimming with athletic talent — and the Memphis-based Tuohy family who took him in, the movie received heat for its flat depiction of Oher and its White Savior overtones.