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:
“...I’m not money hungry.... People who are rich want to be richer, but what’s the difference? You can’t take it with you. The toys get different, that’s all. The rich guys buy a football team, the poor guys buy a football. It’s all relative.”
—Martina Navratilova (b. 1956)