# The best American football movies

Undefeated, Heaven Can Wait, Jerry Maguire, Friday Night Lights, Rudy, Brian's Song and The Longest Yard: the best football movies of all time, ranked by Tomatometer.

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- Sep 25, 2026 · Meghan L.
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## Top 15

1. **Undefeated (2011)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 96% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Heaven Can Wait (1978)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 86% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Go Tigers! (2001)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **Jerry Maguire (1996)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **Friday Night Lights (2004)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 82% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **Safety (2020)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 78% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **Rudy (1993)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 78% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **American Underdog (2021)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 75% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **The Freshman (1925)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Brian's Song (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 85% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **North Dallas Forty (1979)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 86% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **The Longest Yard (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 76% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **Lucas (1986)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 76% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **Woodlawn (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 79% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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