Best Football Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Football Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 9 titles in category code 12803. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 1988, 1h 33m. When high school football coach Charlie Wedemeyer is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, he perseveres in leading his team despite becoming disabled.
2. Undefeated (2011)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 2011, 1h 53m. An inspirational profile of an inner-city high school football team's valiant effort to reach the school's first-ever playoff game.
3. Rudy (1993)
Rated 7.5/10 on IMDb, from 1993, 1h 53m. Scrawny Rudy dreams of playing football at Notre Dame.
4. Triumph of the Heart (1991)
Rated 7.4/10 on IMDb, from 1991, 1h 32m. This drama tells the tale of Ricky Bell, a pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who died of a muscle disease in the prime of his career.
5. Greater (2016)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2016, 2h 10m. Faith and determination transform a talentless football player at the University of Arkansas into an All-American in this inspiring true story.
6. Gridiron Gang (2006)
Rated 6.9/10 on IMDb, from 2006, 2h 05m. In this moving drama, a probation officer at a detention camp for juvenile delinquents hopes to mold teenage inmates into a successful football team.
7. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Rated 6.9/10 on IMDb, from 1994, 1h 25m. Barely competent pet private eye Ace Ventura is put on the case when kidnappers with an ax to grind abduct Snowflake, the Miami Dolphins' mascot.
8. The Longest Yard (2005)
Rated 6.4/10 on IMDb, from 2005, 1h 53m. While doing time, a professional quarterback persuades a fellow convict and former coach to prepare a group of inmates for a game against the guards.
9. The 4th Company (2016)
Rated 6.3/10 on IMDb, from 2016, 1h 56m. In a violent prison in 1970s Mexico, a young inmate lands a spot on a football team that doubles as an enforcer squad for a corrupt administration.