Best Football Homecoming Movies
TOP FOOTBALL MOVIE
The Blind Side is a hopeful take on the life of current offensive tackle, Michael Oher. The two hour film follows Oher from the inner city to the privileged suburbs of Memphis, Tennessee.
THE HOMECOMING STAPLE
Remember the Titans a classic football movie the EVERYONE NEEDS to watch. It tells the heartwarming tale of a post-civil rights football team coming to terms with integration. Honestly, if you haven’t watched this movie, you’re missing a childhood.
THE COMEDY
Watch Adam Sandler go from water boy to team superstar in Water Boy. He transforms from the team joke to the heart of the team, leading them to victory.
ANOTHER ADAM SANDLER MOVIE
Continuing with an Adam Sandler marathon, The Longest Yard combines real football players (i.e. Burt Reynolds), Hollywood, and just a dash of prison into the perfect combo for a random midnight movie.
THE TEARJERKER
Red Dawson, the only survivor and one of the coaches of the Marshall University football team is left alone when plane carrying his team crashes. He copes with his survivor’s guilt by helping the new head coach, Jack Lengyel rebuild the football team and revive Marshall University’s football program.