Good football(American soccer) movies

Sweater of AV said:
Wasn't there something called "Bend It Like Beckham?" I can't remember now but I think it was a popular movie from the early 2000s. No idea if it was good.

The best movie that even mentions soccer at all is Trainspotting. Of course, it's not a soccer movie but some of the references to soccer are hilarious.
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I almost thought about Trainspotting but once again it’s a drug/anti-hero movie so not really a futbol movie. It’s kind of weird innit
 
Sweater of AV said:
Wasn't there something called "Bend It Like Beckham?" I can't remember now but I think it was a popular movie from the early 2000s. No idea if it was good.

The best movie that even mentions soccer at all is Trainspotting. Of course, it's not a soccer movie but some of the references to soccer are hilarious.
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I think bend it like Beckham was good, but it was a feminist/lesbian movie that used soccer to help deal with the main conflict of the story which was the female lead coming out as gay to her Indian parents, if I remember it correctly
 
Mr. Shickadance said:
The firm? That’s a lawyer movie
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It was a TV movie made back in the 80's and it stars a very young Gary Oldman who is excellent in it. Not really a football movie but worth watching, it is on youtube

 
Zer said:
It was a TV movie made back in the 80's and it stars a very young Gary Oldman who is excellent in it. Not really a football movie but worth watching, it is on youtube

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Oh so I was thinking of the wrong firm, ok ok, yeah I’ll check it out
 
Eurotrip has some references to football, even has an ex player.....( Heh heh heh )


The same ex player ( Vinnie Jones ) is also the star in a UK version of the American film - Mean Machine which is based on football/ soccer.
 
Ima5starman said:
“Victory” is a good one. Stars Stallone, Pelé, and Michael Caine as German POWs during WW2 who play a soccer game against the German guards and an escape attempt.
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Damn , how did that not come out earlier . Good shout.

BTW you might find it called " Escape to Victory".
 
There are some good films about hooliganism. I.D. is the best.

 
Ima5starman said:
“Victory” is a good one. Stars Stallone, Pelé, and Michael Caine as German POWs during WW2 who play a soccer game against the German guards and an escape attempt.
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Came to say this.
 
Ima5starman said:
“Victory” is a good one. Stars Stallone, Pelé, and Michael Caine as German POWs during WW2 who play a soccer game against the German guards and an escape attempt.
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This is the only "American" soccer film mentioned so far, and it was only partially (also UK & Italy).

Except for Ladybugs :/

OP:
The only thing I see is "Once in a Lifetime", but I've never seen it, so I can't comment on if it is "good". Plus, it's a documentary.
 
The Miracle Match

I think I tried watching it but was too dumb.
 
Wow you guys know about ladybugs?

I knew one of the girls that acted in that movie, and I thought the only reason anyone in my high school was aware of the movie was because of her.
 
American cricket movies literally don't exist. There are some UK cricket-themed movies, but most are from India/ Bollywood.

There are some awesome cricket documentaries though, like Fire in Babylon, and Bodyline.
 
Gomi1977 said:
American cricket movies literally don't exist. There are some UK cricket-themed movies, but most are from India/ Bollywood.

There are some awesome cricket documentaries though, like Fire in Babylon, and Bodyline.
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Well yeah I figured no American Crockett movies exist but I figured there’d be a decent limey one out there
 
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