Football (Soccer)
| Title | Year | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Game | 1930 | Comedy | British film about fictional Manningford F.C. |
| Sportszerelem | 1936 | Comedy | |
| The Arsenal Stadium Mystery | 1939 | Crime comedy | When a player is poisoned during a match, Detective Inspector Slade must investigate. |
| Das große Spiel | 1942 | Comedy | |
| O Leão da Estrela | 1947 | Comedy-drama | This Arthur Duarte movie includes original images of the Portuguese cup final Porto - Sporting |
| The Great Game | 1953 | Comedy-drama | The chairman of a British club is penalized for approaching a player from a rival team. |
| Két félidő a pokolban | 1961 | Drama | Based on 1942's The Death Match between team in modern-day Ukraine (including players from Dynamo Kyiv) and a German Wehrmacht side. |
| Dhanyee Meye | 1971 | Comedy | |
| Mohunbaganer Meye | 1976 | ||
| Yesterday's Hero | 1979 | Drama | Ian McShane as a former football player turned alcoholic. |
| Escape to Victory | 1981 | War | Loosely based on The Death Match, with Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine; released in North America as Victory. |
| Gregory's Girl | 1981 | Comedy | Scottish teen tale directed by Bill Forsyth. |
| Ultra | 1991 | Drama | Italian film. |
| Cup Final | 1991 | Drama | Israeli film about a kidnapping during the 1982 FIFA World Cup. |
| Ladybugs | 1992 | Comedy | Rodney Dangerfield as a football coach who makes a boy suit up as a girl. |
| Do I Not Like That! | 1994 | Documentary | |
| The Big Green | 1994 | Family Comedy | A British woman teaches football to Texas school kids. |
| Fever Pitch | 1997 | Romantic comedy | Colin Firth in an adaptation of Nick Hornby's book about Arsenal. |
| When Saturday Comes | 1996 | Drama | A factory worker (Sean Bean) is recruited by professional football clubs. |
| Soccer Dog: The Movie | 1999 | Family comedy | An orphan's dog has an uncanny skill at football. |
| Home Team | 1999 | Family comedy | Ex-pro football player (Steve Guttenberg) is sentenced to serve as a handyman at a boys' home. |
| Air Bud: World Pup | 2000 | Family comedy | Direct-to-video film in the Air Bud series. |
| There's Only One Jimmy Grimble | 2000 | Comedy-drama | A 15-year-old's goal is to play for Manchester City. |
| Shaolin Soccer | 2001 | Comedy | Hong Kong comedy about a football-playing monk. |
| A Shot at Glory | 2001 | Drama | A coach (Robert Duvall) tries to get his team to the Scottish Cup final. |
| Mean Machine | 2001 | Comedy-drama | Adaptation of The Longest Yard with association football instead of American football. Stars former footballer Vinnie Jones. |
| Mike Bassett: England Manager | 2001 | Comedy | Manager from lower leagues becomes manager of England National Football Team, aims for World Cup in Brazil. |
| The Game of Their Lives | 2002 | Documentary | Chronicles North Korea national team that made surprising run to quarterfinals of 1966 FIFA World Cup. |
| Bend It Like Beckham | 2002 | Comedy-drama | Two teenaged girls in England (Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley) try out for football. |
| The Miracle of Bern | 2003 | Comedy-drama | Set against backdrop of 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, which became known in Germany as the "Miracle of Bern". |
| The Other Final | 2003 | Documentary | Match between Bhutan and Montserrat, lowest-ranked teams inFIFA World Rankings, held on same day as 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. |
| United | 2003 | Comedy | Norway film. |
| Soccer Dog: European Cup | 2004 | Comedy | Sequel to 1999 children's film. |
| Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team | 2005 | Documentary | A history of the US women's national team. |
| Goal! | 2005 | Drama | Santiago Muñez (Kuno Becker), a Mexican youth in U.S. illegally, gets an opportunity to play in England. |
| Kicking & Screaming | 2005 | Family comedy | Will Ferrell screwball comedy about coaching football. |
| Real, The Movie | 2005 | Documentary | Explores the history of Real Madrid, incorporating some fictional elements. |
| The Game of Their Lives | 2005 | Drama | Based on USA's massive upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. |
| Goal II: Living the Dream | 2006 | Drama | Continuation of 2005 story, with Santiago switching from Newcastle to Real Madrid. |
| Offside | 2006 | Comedy | Sweden film. |
| Offside | 2006 | Drama | Iran film. |
| Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos | 2006 | Documentary | Matt Dillon narrates story of North American Soccer League club, with player interviews. |
| Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait | 2006 | Documentary | Chronicles life and career of Zinedine Zidane. |
| She’s the Man | 2006 | Comedy | (Amanda Bynes) disguises herself so she can play with the boys. |
| Gracie | 2007 | Drama | New Jersey girl battles to play on boys' team. Loosely based on Elisabeth Shue, who co-produced film and plays girl's mother. |
| Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | 2007 | ||
| Her Best Move | 2007 | Comedy | A 15-year-old girl has a shot to make the US national team. |
| Maradona by Kusturica | 2008 | Documentary | A look at the career of Diego Maradona. |
| Kicking It | 2008 | Documentary | Colin Farrell narrates a look at the Homeless World Cup. |
| Soccer Mom | 2008 | Comedy | TV family movie starring Missi Pyle. |
| Football with a cause | 2009 | Documentary | Académica Coimbra team resistance against Portuguese dictatorship, shown to world in cup final against Benfica in 1969 |
| The Damned United | 2009 | Drama | A fictionalized version of Brian Clough's tenure as manager of Leeds United. |
| Goal! 3: Taking on the World | 2009 | Drama | Direct-to-video third part of trilogy involving a Mexican player's experiences in Europe. |
| Offside | 2009 | Romantic comedy | Story about rival footballers in Australia. |
| A Time for Champions | 2009 | Documentary | Made for TV. Explores history of football in St. Louis, focusing on Saint Louis University in 1960s and early 1970s. |
| One Night in Turin | 2010 | Documentary | Chronicles England's run in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. |
| The Two Escobars | 2010 | Documentary | Made for TV as part of ESPN's 30 for 30 series. Explores lives of footballer Andrés Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar, and links between murders of both men. |
| For the Glory | 2011 | Drama | |
| Egaro | 2011 | Drama | Indian Bengali team Mohun Bagan wins 1911 IFA Shield against mighty British team East Yorkshire Regiment in Calcutta under background circumstances of Partition of Bengal of 1905. |
| Will | 2011 | Drama | After losing parents, 12-year-old journeys across Europe to witness 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, which features dad's favorite football club Liverpool. |
| United | 2011 | Drama | Based on Manchester United squad during 1950s and Munich air disaster that took lives of eight players. |
| Playing for Keeps | 2012 | Rom-Com | A former professional star (Gerard Butler) coaches a kids' team. |
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Famous quotes containing the word football:
“In this dream that dogs me I am part
Of a silent crowd walking under a wall,
Leaving a football match, perhaps, or a pit,
All moving the same way.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)