1.
Η Μεγάλη Απόδραση των 11 (1981)
As allied POWs prepare for a soccer game against the German National Team to be played in Nazi-occupied Paris, the French Resistance and British officers are making plans for the team’s escape. (116 mins.)
Director: John Huston
“ Allied POWs, including Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone andPelé, accept to play a match against a German team, hoping to use it as an escape. Directed by John Huston. ” – pbn
2.
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents’ traditionalism and joins a football team (soccer in America).(112 mins.)
Director: Gurinder Chadha
“ A Sikh girl, played by Parminder Nagra, rebels against her parents by joining Keira Knightley on a girls’ football team. ” – pbn
3.
Goal! (2005)
The extremely talented Santiago Munez is given a chance at professional football, after being spotted by a scout who has ties with Newcastle United. (118 mins.)
Director: Danny Cannon
“ The path to football fame for the Mexican boy Santiago, with two sequels, Goal II: Living the Dream and Goal! III. ” – pbn
4.
Looking for Eric (2009)
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona. (116 mins.)
Director: Ken Loach
“ A football-fanatic, middle-aged father and postman gets some life coaching from Eric Cantona. Directed by Ken Loach. ” – pbn
5.
Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. (113 mins.)
Director: Stephen Chow
“ Stephen Chow stars as a shaolin kung-fu practitioner who starts a soccer team. ” – pbn
6.
Οι παρίες της Πράσινης οδού (2005)
A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism. (109 mins.)
Director: Lexi Alexander
“ An American moves to London and is introduced to the lifestyle of football hooliganism. Stars Elijah Wood and Charlie Hunnam. ” – pbn
7.
Fever Pitch (1997)
A sports fan’s romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team. (102 mins.)
Director: David Evans
“ Colin Firth stars as an obsessive Arsenal supporter whose love life develops in tandem with his team’s fortunes. ” – pbn
8.
Προπονητής της συμφοράς (2005)
Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father’s competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids’ soccer team, and soon finds that he’s also taking on his father’s dysfunctional way of relating… (95 mins.)
Director: Jesse Dylan
“ Will Ferrell takes over as coach of a kids’ soccer team. Robert Duvall plays his competitive father. ” – pbn
9.
She’s the Man (2006)
When her brother decides to ditch for a couple weeks in London, Viola heads over to his elite boarding school, disguises herself as him, and proceeds to fall for one of her soccer teammates. Little does she realize she’s not the only one with romantic troubles, as she, as he, gets in the middle of a series of intermingled love affairs. (105 mins.)
Director: Andy Fickman
“ Amanda Bynes pretends to be a boy to play on a college soccer team. Then she falls in love with Channing Tatum. ” – pbn
10.
Μπάλα για Καταραμένους (2009)
The story of the controversial Brian Clough‘s 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United. (98 mins.)
Director: Tom Hooper
“ Michael Sheen plays Brian Clough, the short-lived manager of Leeds United. Directed by Tom Hooper. ” – pbn
11.
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 US soccer team who, against all odds, beat England 1 – 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no US team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the family traditions and passions which shaped the lives of the players who made up this team of underdogs. (101 mins.)
Director: David Anspaugh
“ The story of the US soccer team who beat England in the World Cup in Brazil in 1950. Stars Wes Bentley and Gerard Butler. ” – pbn
12.
Gregory’s Girl (1981)
Gregory is a normal teen who is infatuated with a classmate. He must work to win her affection. (91 mins.)
Director: Bill Forsyth
“ The teenager Gregory has a crush on Dorothy – who plays on his football team! Written and directed by Bill Forsyth. ” – pbn
13.
United (2011)
United is based on the true story of Manchester United’s legendary “Busby Babes”, the youngest side… (94 mins.)
Director: James Strong
“ The story of the legendary Manchester United team involved in a 1958 Munich air crash. ” – pbn
14.
To thavma tis Vernis (2003)
The movie deals with the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. Its story is linked with two… (118 mins.)
Director: Sönke Wortmann
“ The stories behind the championship-winning German soccer team of 1954. ” – pbn
15.
Gracie (2007)
A teenager faces an uphill battle when she fights to give women the opportunity to play competitive soccer. (95 mins.)
Director: Davis Guggenheim
“ A teenage girl fights for the right to play competitive soccer. Featuring Elisabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney. ” – pbn
16.
There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids… (106 mins.)
Director: John Hay
“ A bullied boy becomes football hero. Featuring Robert Carlyleand Ray Winstone. ” – pbn
17.
The Big Green (1995)
Another Disney underdog sports team of misfit kids (soccer this time) learns to play a new sport and become champions… (100 mins.)
Director: Holly Goldberg Sloan
“ Steve Guttenberg stars as a sheriff who helps coach of a school soccer team. ” – pbn
18.
Offside (2006)
Struggle of Women in a country that excludes them from entering the stadiums. (93 mins.)
Director: Jafar Panahi
“ Jafar Panahi‘s film about Iranian girls who dress as boys to watch the games at the local football stadium. ” – pbn
19.
Montevideo, Bog te video! (2010)
A story about one team that decides to follow a dream that takes them on a journey to the First World Football Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1930. A dream that allows them to become true stars and living legends. (140 mins.)
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic
“ The story behind Yugoslavia’s participation in the first World Cup in 1930. With the sequel Montevideo, vidimo se! ” – pbn
20.
Phörpa (1999)
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India… (93 mins.)
Director: Khyentse Norbu
“ While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery in exile in India. ” – pbn
21.
Rudo y Cursi (2008)
Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. (106 mins.)
Director: Carlos Cuarón
“ Two siblings, played by Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, rival each other inside the world of professional soccer. ” – pbn
22.
Mike Bassett: Απατεώνας η Ιδιοφυία; (2001)
The manager of England’s national football unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack, and suddenly the search is on for a replacement… (89 mins.)
Director: Steve Barron
“ Ricky Tomlinson is the unexpected choice for the position of manager for the English national team. ” – pbn
23.
Mean Machine (2001)
A soccer star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. (99 mins.)
Director: Barry Skolnick
“ Vinnie Jones is a soccer star jailed for assault, who leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. ” – pbn
24.
Sixty Six (2006)
A boy’s barmitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final. (93 mins.)
Director: Paul Weiland
“ A boy’s barmitzvah looks set to be a disaster when it coincides with the 1966 World Cup Final. ” – pbn
25.
O Ano em Que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias(2006)
A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.(110 mins.)
Director: Cao Hamburger
“ A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil. ”– pbn
26.
The Football Factory (2004)
An insight on the gritty life of a bored male, Chelsea football hooligan who lives for violence, sex, drugs & alcohol. (91 mins.)
Director: Nick Love
“ Nick Love‘s study of British hooliganism. ” – pbn
27.
Hermano (2010)
Two young men who have been raised as brothers look to their soccer skills as a way of getting out of their slum. While a scout is in town, an act of violence threatens to tear them apart. (97 mins.)
Director: Marcel Rasquin
“ Two boys raised as brothers in the Venezuelan slum get the chance to play for an international talent scout. ” – pbn
28.
Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (2006 Documentary)
Football match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane. (90 mins.)
Director: Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno
Stars: David Beckham, Zinédine Zidane
“ Match documentary from the perspective of Zinédine Zidane. ” – pbn
29.
The Class of 92 (2013 Documentary)
The Class of 92, a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom… (99 mins.)
Director: Benjamin Turner, Gabe Turner
“ A documentary about the rise to prominence of six Manchester United footballers, including David Beckham. ” – pbn
30.
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006 Documentary)
The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70’s. (97 mins.)
Director: Paul Crowder, John Dower
“ The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos, the soccer team that brought Pelé to America. ” – pbn
