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Brian's Song
Brian's Song (2001)
, 1h28
Directed by Mekhi Phifer, Ben Gazzara, Sean Maher, Elise Neal, William Blinn, Paula Cale
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, American football films, Films about cancer
Actors Sean Maher, Mekhi Phifer, Paula Cale, Elise Neal, Dean McDermott, Ben Gazzara

Brian and Gale aren't friends in the beginning, in fact they are rivals. Brian, during their season together, was always one-upped by Gale, never being in the spotlight. After their first season, Brian pledges to beat Gale and take his position on the team.
Brian's Song
Brian's Song (1971)
, 1h13
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Medical-themed films, Sports films, American football films, Films about cancer
Actors James Caan, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Warden, Bernie Casey, Shelley Fabares, Judy Pace

The movie begins as Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers (Williams) arrives to team practice as an errant punt is sent to Sayers. Running back Brian Piccolo (Caan) goes to retrieve the ball, and Sayers flips it to him. Before Sayers meets with coach George Halas (Jack Warden) in his office, Piccolo tells him - as a prank - that Halas has a hearing problem, and Sayers acts strangely at the meeting. Sayers pranks him back by placing mashed potatoes on his seat while Piccolo is singing his alma mater's fight song. During practice, Piccolo struggles while Sayers shines. Sayers and Piccolo are placed as roommates, a rarity during the racial strife at the time. Sayers quickly becomes a standout player, but he injures his knee in a game against the San Francisco 49ers. To aid in Sayers' recovery, Piccolo brings a weight machine to his house. In Sayers' place, Piccolo rushes for 160 yards in a 17-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams, and is given the game ball. Piccolo challenges Sayers to a race across the park, where Sayers stumbles but wins. Piccolo is given the starting fullback position, and both he and Sayers excel. But Piccolo starts to lose weight and his performance declines, so he is sent to a hospital for a diagnosis. Soon after, Halas tells Sayers that Piccolo has cancer. In an emotional speech to his teammates, Sayers states that they will give Piccolo the game ball. After a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sayers visits Piccolo's wife, who reveals that Piccolo has to have another surgery for his tumor. After he is awarded the "George S. Halas Most Courageous Player Award," Sayers dedicates his speech to Piccolo. Sayers told the crowd that they had selected the wrong person for the award and said, "I love Brian Piccolo, and I'd like all of you to love him, too. Tonight, when you hit your knees to pray, please ask God to love him, too." In a call, Sayers mentions that he gave Piccolo a pint of blood while he was in critical condition. Piccolo dies with his wife by his side. The movie ends with a flashback of Piccolo and Sayers running through the park, while the narrator says that Piccolo died at age 26, and is remembered as he lived, rather than how he died.
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard (1926)
, 1h25
Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Sports films, American football films, Films based on plays
Actors William Haines, Jack Pickford, Mary Brian, Francis X. Bushman, Jr., Mary Alden, Robert Livingston

Harvard University student Tom Brown (William Haines) is a handsome, athletic, and carefree young man who has a reputation as a Don Juan among the ladies. Although he is popular on campus, he finds himself at odds with Bob McAndrew (Ralph Bushman), a studious, reserved boy who becomes his chief rival for the affections of beautiful Mary Abbott (Mary Brian), a professor's daughter. Tom rooms with Jim Doolittle (Jack Pickford), an awkward weakling but goodhearted backwoods youth who idolizes him. The brash and cocky Brown easily wins over his dormitory mates, but refuses to let them ostracize Jim.
Cats and Dogs
Cats and Dogs (1932)

Directed by Walter Lantz
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, American football films, Films about dogs

Pooch is a football player who leads a team of dogs. They take on a team which is composed of cats.
College Coach
College Coach (1933)
, 1h16
Directed by William A. Wellman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Arthur Byron, Pat O'Brien, Nat Pendleton, Phillip Reed

Calvert College begins taking football more seriously, over the objections of Dr. Sargeant, the president of the school. Coach Gore is brought in and given a free rein, which he uses to pay money to standout players. He is so obsessed with winning that he ignores his wife, Claire.
How to Play Football
How to Play Football (1944)
, 7minutes
Directed by Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors Pinto Colvig

Dingo essaye d'apprendre au spectateur à être un bon joueur de football américain. On assiste à la rencontre entre les équipes Taxidermy Tech et Anthropology A and M, toutes deux composées de Dingo.
Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard (1918)

Directed by Harry Beaumont, Colin Campbell
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Théâtre, American football films, Films based on plays
Actors Tom Moore, Hazel Daly, Sidney Ainsworth, Winifred Greenwood, Warner Richmond, Walter McGrail

As described in a film magazine, Tom Brown (Moore), a student at Harvard University, is engaged to Evelyn Ames (Daly). Her brother has become desperately involved with Marian Thorne (Winston). In an effort to protect his fiance's brother, the stigma associated with Marian Thorne's condition rests upon Tom. Evelyn breaks her engagement. Wilton Ames (Greene) crowns his borrowing of money from Tom by stealing a blank check and forging it for $300 to get Marion out of the city so that her condition may not get known. Gerald Thorne (McGrail), brother of Marian and stoke on the Harvard crew, refuses to enter the race after he is given a spurious note from his sister saying that she is leaving the city and wants to see him. Brown is put in has place and the race is won. Following the race, Gerald confronts him and charges him with being responsible for his sister's downfall. Evelyn demands that Tom marry Marian when Wilton finally confesses that he is the man involved. With Brown shown in his true light a happy reconciliation follows.
Facing the Giants
Facing the Giants (2006)
, 1h51
Directed by Alex Kendrick
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Sports films, American football films
Actors Alex Kendrick, Steven Williams, Jim McBride, Erin Bethea

Grant Taylor (Alex Kendrick) is the head coach at Shiloh Christian Academy, and has yet to post a winning record in his six-year tenure. After his seventh season begins with a three-game losing streak, the players' fathers start making noises about replacing him with defensive coordinator Brady Owens (Tracy Goode). This is not the only problem Grant is facing. His car is breaking down, and he discovers that he is the reason that his wife Brooke (Shannen Fields) cannot become pregnant.
Father Was a Fullback
Father Was a Fullback (1949)
, 1h24
Directed by John M. Stahl
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films
Actors Fred MacMurray, Rudy Vallée, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Betty Lynn, Thelma Ritter

State College football coach George Cooper (Fred MacMurray) has more than enough problems on the job without his teenage daughter Connie (Betty Lynn) complicating his life at home.
Wildcats
Wildcats (1986)
, 1h46
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about racism, Sports films, American football films
Actors Goldie Hawn, Jan Hooks, Swoosie Kurtz, Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Robyn Lively

Molly McGrath is the daughter of a famed football coach who is dying to head her own team. When her wish is finally granted, Molly leaves her job coaching girls' track at an affluent high school (Prescott High School) to take over a football team at an inner-city high school (Central High School)--the kind of place where guard dogs are needed to patrol the campus. At first the new coach’s idealism and optimism are suffocated with racial and gender prejudice, but eventually her overriding spirit begins to whip her unruly team into shape. At the same time, she must also struggle to win a battle for the custody of her two young daughters. The real test for Molly comes when her Central High team faces Prescott in the city championship.
Football (Now and Then)
Football (Now and Then) (1953)
, 7minutes
Directed by Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Sports films, American football films, Children's films

Un grand-père dit à son petit-fils que les anciens joueurs de football américain peuvent affronter et battre une équipe moderne. Nous assistons alors à un match retransmis par la télévision entre ces deux équipes, avec chacune leur public et leur soutien... et leur style de jeux.
Freddy the Freshman
Freddy the Freshman (1932)

Directed by Rudolf Ising
Genres Comedy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, American football films, Films about dogs, Children's films

Freddy the Freshman, "the freshest kid in town" and a canine "big man on campus", crashes a college pep rally, and then proceeds to become the star of the big campus football game.