The Ten best football films of all time

losthorizon

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/655834-the-damned-united-and-the-top-10-soccer-films-of-all-time

Can anybody think of anymore?

The Damned Utd is a great Film and while Escape to Victory is no work of art it does pass a rainy Sunday.

Quazzie

I really can't believe "When Saturday comes" isn't in that list.

tommyhaas

The Damned United and Fever Pitch are **** compared to the books

losthorizon

tommyhaas wrote: »

The Damned United

Did Giles feature much more in the book?

Xavi6

Mike Bassett is clearly the best football film.

Honourable mention to My Left Peg

Richard Hillman

Escape to Victory and Football Factory for me.

tommyhaas

losthorizon wrote: »

Did Giles feature much more in the book?

I honestly can't really remember, but I'm sure he featured quiet a bit as the book hopped between the Leeds and Derby days. I saw the film about 2 years ago, and read the book probably 4/5 years ago, so I'd be hard pushed to tell you much about either, other then that I enjoyed the book and felt the film was a bit of a let down

curry-muff

Watched Offside a few months back, very strange, but good film nonetheless

It's about the troubles females go through to get to a football match in Iran.

Insect Overlord

Wahey, "Mean Machine" is on the list!
I enjoyed "Football Factory" and "Green Street", but they've got feck-all football in them.
"Looking For Eric" is a lovely, lovely film, but is also lacking in sporting action.

What was the name of that film BBC did about Bobby Charlton/ the Busby Babes/the Munich Air Crash?

losthorizon

tommyhaas wrote: »

I honestly can't really remember, but I'm sure he featured quiet a bit as the book hopped between the Leeds and Derby days. I saw the film about 2 years ago, and read the book probably 4/5 years ago, so I'd be hard pushed to tell you much about either, other then that I enjoyed the book and felt the film was a bit of a let down

The reason I asked was because Johnny Giles took legal action and certain things in earlier editions of the book had to be left out

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leeds/leeds_united_legend_wins_apology_from_author_1_2170300

bUILDERtHEbOB

Maybe not the best but "There's Only One Jimmy Grimble" deserves a mention IMO, good film.

curry-muff

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Wahey, "Mean Machine" is on the list!
I enjoyed "Football Factory" and "Green Street", but they've got feck-all football in them.
"Looking For Eric" is a lovely, lovely film, but is also lacking in sporting action.

What was the name of that film BBC did about Bobby Charlton/ the Busby Babes/the Munich Air Crash?

It was called "United" afaik

BOHtox

Studs with Brendan Gleeson is a quality film!

Paully D

The Damned United should be nowhere near this list, simply because it's a complete load of bollocks and an insulting portrayal of a great man.

mike65

Yesterdays Hero - Ian McShane

BOHtox

mike65 wrote: »

Today's Hero - Paul McShane

FYP :cool:

Paparazzo

ID has to be there!

"You're hit Gumbo"
"It's ok, it's only me head"

batistuta9

kicking & screaming is ****e shouldn't be there either

Xavi6

BOHtox wrote: »

Studs with Brendan Gleeson is a quality film!

I could've been in that as an extra. The film crew were looking for an 'opposition' for a few scenes recorded at the Iveagh Grounds. My college were playing Blanch IT there on the same day and they said that the winning team could be in the movie in that role.

We lost 5-0

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Shaolin Soccer?
So realistic.:pac:

Nemanja91

born2bwild

Once in a Lifetime - Documentary about New York Cosmos was pretty good.
Also, that fly on the wall doc with Graham Taylor as England manager.

smokedeels

Quazzie wrote: »

I really can't believe "When Saturday comes" isn't in that list.

Love it, it should be seen by everyone.

It's the male equivalent of a chic flick.

Pedro K

Green Street is not a football film.

major bill

as mentioned before, ''theres only one jimmy grimble'' .

Brilliant movie

Boskowski

I didn't know there was ten even...

Dotrel

Who could forget "Hotshot (1987)"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5OdpsgNoe8

The story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.

Professional Griefer

It isn't exactly football, but ''The Two Escobars'' is a fantastic documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed that.

Sir Gallagher

At the end of the day most football films are pretty poxy. I dont think football transfers to the big screen as well as stop-start games like baseball and American football.

batistuta9

Ix Deadmau5 wrote: »

It isn't exactly football, but ''The Two Escobars'' is a fantastic documentary. Thoroughly enjoyed that.

That is a good show. I found it funny when their interviewing one of pablo's men and he's telling them about being chased through the jungle by the americans or colombian army(can't remember right) and he looks around and can't see pablo, goes back and he's sitting listening to the colombia match on a radio then says something like 'we scored' he was mad into the football

Fr Tod Umptious

Can't believe 'Bend it like Beckham' is not on that list.

Who makes up this s**t ?

Reganio 2

Purely Belter

Very good film about 2 lads trying to get money to get Newcastle season tickets. Football is the story but it dosn't show much action, but its very good.

D'Agger

Ah here!

Where the fúck is Goal

A movie with The Magpies, you can't go wrong

amiable

PaulieC wrote: »

Ah here!

Where the fúck is Goal

A movie with The Magpies, you can't go wrong

Was just going to post the same thing.

I liked that movie too

Also a mention for I.D.
I know there wasn't any actual football in it but i still enjoyed the satire.

Dancor

Useless list without this

Mr. Presentable

FIFA film of 1982 World Cup.

super_furry

Right decision with number one. Cracking film.

Johner

Pinturicchio

That Zidane documentary is shite.

tvnutz

In the Hands of the Gods

aidan24326

I.D most definitely should be there. Even though it's primarily a movie about football hooliganism rather than just football, it's a very well made (on a small budget) movie that really encapsulated the 80s football scene and the hooliganism that the British football authorities have done well to stamp out.

And The Damned United is a work of fiction which family and friends of Brian Clough quickly distanced themselves from due to the producers, to put it kindly, taking liberties with the facts.

PHB

Pinturicchio wrote: »

That Zidane documentary is shite.

I love, love, that movie! Him on the pitch, the entire time, just a work of art.

D'Agger

Pinturicchio wrote: »

That Zidane documentary is shite.

Strongly disagree

PHB wrote: »

I love, love, that movie! Him on the pitch, the entire time, just a work of art.

Completely agree

Reganio 2

PaulieC wrote: »

Ah here!

Where the fúck is Goal

A movie with The Magpies, you can't go wrong

Purely Belter had the Magpies in it :P

major bill

Green street was a brutal movie.

D'Agger

major bill wrote: »

Green street was a brutal movie.

You know they made a 2nd one...possibly a 3rd

Wouldn't touch them with a barge pole

obliviousgrudge

Mike Bassett
Goal 1 and 2 (3 was ****e)
Bend it like Beckham

And even though its not a movie, Dream Team was a great football TV series.