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Best Soccer (Football) Movie?

Posted on 6/1/24 at 6:39 pm
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
22449 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 6:39 pm
Always looking for good soccer movies.

I think my two favorites are probably the first in the Goal series and a Shot at Glory.

Of course Green Street is an adjacent one.

Any good recommendations?
Posted by lsugorilla
PNW
Member since Sep 2009
5813 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 6:51 pm to
Bend it like Beckham
Posted by BlackCoffeeKid
Member since Mar 2016
11964 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 7:12 pm to
Not sure how I would feel about it now that I’m older, but ‘Rise and Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story’ was a favorite of mine when I was younger.

‘The Bank of Dave’ is really good, but kind of soccer-adjacent.
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
22449 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 7:23 pm to
If you haven't see A Shot at Glory, you might enjoy. Kind of a Welcome to Wrexham story of an American (Michael Keaton) buying a lower division Irish club and the old school Manager (Robert Duval) trying to push them through the division. A young Cole Hauser is the young American goalie.

Former Ranger Alistair McCoist is the lead.

Appearances by Brian Cox.

Mark Knoplfer does the soundtrack.

Full Movie
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
22449 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 7:25 pm to
Here's Goal: The Journey Begins

It was supposed to be a trilogy with the lead ending up at the Cup, but he got too fat and the third was just bad.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
Big Momma's House
Member since Oct 2010
62152 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 8:48 pm to
Looking for Eric? Maybe not a "football movie" exactly.
This post was edited on 6/1/24 at 8:50 pm
Posted by TheJunction
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2014
1169 posts
Posted on 6/1/24 at 11:15 pm to
Can’t speak on a movie, but the best documentary has to be Takes Us Home: Leeds United.
Posted by Alyosha
Member since Nov 2020
7654 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 12:17 am to
Victory
Posted by StreakySchmidty
Brisbane
Member since Jul 2014
570 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 12:25 am to
Escape to Victory or Victory as said above is the answer.
This post was edited on 6/2/24 at 12:28 am
Posted by SCLibertarian
Conway, South Carolina
Member since Aug 2013
38423 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 4:06 am to
I.D.
Posted by Keys Open Doors
In hiding with Tupac & XXXTentacion
Member since Dec 2008
32360 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 4:52 am to
The Damned United
Posted by Tigerstark
Parts unknown
Member since Aug 2011
6279 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 8:48 am to
Ladybugs?
Posted by Boodis Man
Member since Sep 2020
5715 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 11:19 am to
there's no real good movies, but a countless amount of excellent documentaries. one just came out called "'99" on amazon prime. even though i don't like united, its a pretty good watch
Posted by ThrowITdeep
The End Zone
Member since Sep 2023
469 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 1:36 pm to
The United movie is great…

And I hate the club
Posted by AU_RX
City of St George
Member since May 2005
4324 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 3:45 pm to
Kicking and screaming
Posted by DByrd2
Fredericksburg, VA
Member since Jun 2008
9137 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 6:44 pm to
The Chapecoense documentary on Netflix is damn good.
Posted by GoldenGuy
Member since Oct 2015
11750 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 6:52 pm to
Air Bud: World Pup
Posted by Alyosha
Member since Nov 2020
7654 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 6:54 pm to
I’m in this movie, but it’s not a very good movie unfortunately. But I got to hang out with a lot of stars and John Harkes and Eric Wynalda.



Posted by NewbombII
Member since Nov 2014
5034 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 6:55 pm to
Escape to Victory is my favorite but a close second is 'The Game of their Lives' about the 1950 World Cup USA team that beat England. I don't have Paramount+ but am looking forward to watching 'Billion Dollar Goal'. Has anyone seen it?
Posted by Alyosha
Member since Nov 2020
7654 posts
Posted on 6/2/24 at 6:57 pm to
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