# The best football movies of all time

From Escape to Victory to The Damned United: the best-rated films about football (Espinof, Cine Premiere, Rolling Stone en Español).

- 4 votes · 11 items
- Jun 7, 2026 · butaca
- https://even.best/en/l/1989/the-best-football-movies-of-all-time

## Top 11

1. **The Damned United (2009)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Brian Clough and his 44 days at Leeds; for many, the best.
2. **Escape to Victory (1981)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The most legendary, with Pelé among the prisoners.
3. **The Miracle of Bern (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The 1954 World Cup final through a German family.
4. **Rudo y Cursi (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna as footballer brothers.
5. **The Traveler (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Abbas Kiarostami and a boy obsessed with seeing a match.
6. **Bend It Like Beckham (2002)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A British-Indian girl who wants to play football.
7. **The Cup (1999)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tibetan monks who want to watch the World Cup final.
8. **Looking for Eric (2009)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Ken Loach and a postman who gets advice from Eric Cantona.
9. **Green Street Hooligans (2005)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Elijah Wood among West Ham's hooligans.
10. **Días de fútbol (2003)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Friends in their thirties who start a team to feel alive.
11. **Goal! (2005)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Santiago Muñez, from Los Angeles to Newcastle.

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