Are there actually any good football movies worth watching?

I enjoyed The Damned United.

Escape to Victory. 

 

 

 

Aaaaaaaaaand that's about it. 

In times past football featured in tv drama quite a bit and was far better than our reality obsession now.

Another Sunday and Sweet FA (70s Rosenthal)

Ken Loach's Golden Vision

A really old film that I can't remember about Arsenal.

Gregory's Girl , football ish

A really old film that I can't remember about Arsenal.

 

 

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery. Made in 1939.

Football Factory!

 

You don't see a ball kicked but you do get to see Danny Dyer kick sweet f**k out of other people.

Green Street Hooligans was alright.

From the BFI website. A few have already been mentioned.

 

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-football-films

 

There was a film with Ally McCoist and Robert Duvall in it but I can't remember the title.

From the BFI website. A few have already been mentioned.

 

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/news-bfi/lists/10-great-football-films

 

There was a film with Ally McCoist and Robert Duvall in it but I can't remember the title.

 

Other than the films already mentioned, from that list I really liked Shaolin Soccer and Looking for Eric, although neither of them are really about football in the sporting sense.

 

The Damned United is probably the best 'proper' football film.

Mike Bassett England Manager.

I have the 66 wining game on DVD, of course. Not a film, but a great watch.

How could I forget. 'Marvellous' On BBC last year, Toby Jones, great actor, football related and makes you feel good about some people in the game (true story) .

Edited March 10, 201511 yr by Droogba

I enjoyed The Damned United.

 

Came in here to say this. Love this scene still.

 

I have the 66 wining game on DVD, of course. Not a film, but a great watch.

How could I forget. 'Marvellous' On BBC last year, Toby Jones, great actor, football related and makes you feel good about some people in the game (true story) .

 

I've been meaning to see Marvellous but keep forgetting, thanks for the reminder.

Not a film but an episode of Ripping Yarns where Michael Palin plays a fan whose team, Barnstoneworth United is down on its luck and is to be disbanded, He gets together the old players for one last match. Absolutely brilliant. The episode is called Golden Gordon.

Blue Revolution was enjoyable. About the first couple years of Romans ownership. Ofc more Documentary than Movie but a good watch.

 

Agree with the Damned United.  

 

Marvellous was probably the best thing I saw on TV last year - ended up watching it three times: once with my son, just because it was on.  Then I watched it again with hubby cos he'd been out and I told him he'd love it.  And then once with eldest son when he was back at Christmas as he hadn't seen it.  

 

I also liked the Shouting Men - about some football fans, including one absolute nutter in a wheelchair, going up to Newcastle for a match.  I don't think it's particularly well-known but I thought it was very funny.

 

My son got Goal for his birthday years back and, although probably very corny (I haven't watched it since) we all enjoyed watching it at the time with cameo performances from Shearer, Beckham and others.

There was an early Sean Bean film called Come Saturday Night, which was about Sheffield.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1493943/

There was an early Sean Bean film called Come Saturday Night, which was about Sheffield.

 

Yeah I remember that.

 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114917/

Edited March 10, 201511 yr by coco

Goal! The rise of Santiago Munez and Gavin Harris!

A really old film that I can't remember about Arsenal.

 

 

Fever Pitch?

Fever Pitch?

Ha, reeaallyy old, 1930s, Boyne named it for me. Old but good.(The Arsenal Stadium Mystery)

There's a good episode of 'Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?' about football. I can't say more without spoiling it and it may be on Youtube.

There's a good episode of 'Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?' about football. I can't say more without spoiling it and it may be on Youtube.

A classic episode. Was on telly last week.

There's a good episode of 'Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?' about football. I can't say more without spoiling it and it may be on Youtube.

I know the result.....it was...............