Soccer Movies
by johndrake99 | created - 01 Aug 2014 | updated - 24 Jul 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Maradona by Kusturica (2008)
90 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary on Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona, regarded by many as the world's greatest modern player.
Director: Emir Kusturica | Stars: Ernesto Cantu, Fidel Castro, Manu Chao, Hugo Chávez
Votes: 6,625
2. Victory (1981)
PG | 116 min | Drama, Sport, War
As allied P.O.W.s 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.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pelé, Bobby Moore
Votes: 33,275 | Gross: $10.85M
3. Fever Pitch (1997)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A sports fan's romantic courtship clashes with his obsession with his favorite football team.
Director: David Evans | Stars: Colin Firth, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Aikman, Bea Guard
Votes: 11,707 | Gross: $0.01M
4. Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle (2006)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Football match Real Madrid vs. Villareal, April 23, 2005, from the perspective of soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane.
Directors: Douglas Gordon, Philippe Parreno | Stars: David Beckham, Zinédine Zidane
Votes: 3,100
5. Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)
PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Leonardo Guerra
Votes: 66,005 | Gross: $4.28M
6. Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Sport
When Newcastle United soccer star Santiago Muñez (Kuno Becker) is offered a spot with Real Madrid, he accepts, but the move - accompanied by big money and fame - tests his ties and loyalties to family, friends, and business acquaintances.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Stephen Dillane
Votes: 34,078
7. A Shot at Glory (2000)
R | 114 min | Drama, Sport
A soccer coach must lead his Scottish team to victory in the Cup despite tensions between his star player and daughter. The owner threatens to move the team to Dublin if they lose.
Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Robert Duvall, Michael Keaton, Andy Gray, Finlay MacDonald
Votes: 2,464
8. Green Street Hooligans (2005)
R | 109 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
A wrongfully expelled Harvard undergrad moves to London, where he is introduced to the violent underworld of football hooliganism.
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Elijah Wood, Charlie Hunnam, Claire Forlani, Marc Warren
Votes: 161,859 | Gross: $0.34M
9. Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010)
140 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A story about Serbian football 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.
Director: Dragan Bjelogrlic | Stars: Milos Bikovic, Petar Strugar, Nina Jankovic, Danina Jeftic
Votes: 13,019
10. The Game of Their Lives (2005)
PG | 101 min | Drama, History, Sport
Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. 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.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Wes Bentley, Gerard Butler, Gavin Rossdale, Jay Rodan
Votes: 3,522 | Gross: $0.38M
11. Brother (2010)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Family, Sport
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.
Director: Marcel Rasquin | Stars: Fernando Moreno, Eliú Armas, Alí Rondón, Beto Benites
Votes: 2,643 | Gross: $0.03M
12. Heleno (2011)
R | 116 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A biography of the tragic life of one of Brazil's greatest soccer players, Heleno de Freitas.
Director: José Henrique Fonseca | Stars: Rodrigo Santoro, Angie Cepeda, Alinne Moraes, Marcelo Adnet
Votes: 1,495
13. Football Stories (1997)
87 min | Drama, Sport
Three vignettes about the lives of young Chileans and their passions and frustrations over one of the century's most important rituals.
Director: Andrés Wood | Stars: Armando Cavieres, Nora Escobar, Fernando Gallardo, Rodrigo González
Votes: 545
14. L'allenatore nel pallone (1984)
98 min | Comedy, Sport
Trainer Oronzo Canà is called to manage Longobarda, the team of a small town of Northern Italy, when it's promoted to the First Division. His only task is not to go back to the Second ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Lino Banfi, Licinia Lentini, Camillo Milli, Giuliana Calandra
Votes: 2,719
15. Rudo y Cursi (2008)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Two siblings are rivals in the world of professional soccer.
Director: Carlos Cuarón | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia
Votes: 9,323 | Gross: $1.83M
16. The Miracle of Bern (2003)
118 min | Drama, Sport
A young boy from a working class family in post-war Germany struggles with his estranged father returning from war captivity, while a friend of his plays for the German National Soccer Team at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.
Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Louis Klamroth, Peter Lohmeyer, Johanna Gastdorf, Lucas Gregorowicz
Votes: 7,479
17. When Saturday Comes (1996)
98 min | Drama, Sport
Jimmy Muir,a brewery worker with talent, gets a chance to play for local club Hallam. He's offered a trial at Sheffield United but blows it due to drunkenness.He must reevaluate his choices and potential for success.
Director: Maria Giese | Stars: Sean Bean, Emily Lloyd, Pete Postlethwaite, Craig Kelly
Votes: 2,544
18. Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
PG | 107 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Seu Jorge
Votes: 21,002 | Gross: $0.03M
19. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)
PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary, Sport
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.
Directors: Paul Crowder, John Dower | Stars: Pelé, Giorgio Chinaglia, Matt Dillon, Ahmet Ertegun
Votes: 1,536 | Gross: $0.14M
20. The Two Escobars (2010)
104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A look at how the lives of Colombian footballer Andres Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar were intertwined, alongside the mysterious events that led to Andres' murder in 1994.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: María Ester Escobar, Francisco Maturana, Alexis García V., Jaime Gaviria Gómez
Votes: 2,203
21. Diego Maradona (2019)
TV-14 | 130 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Director: Asif Kapadia | Stars: Diego Maradona, Dalma Maradona, Pelé, Corrado Ferlaino
Votes: 18,258
22. Ted Lasso (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
American college football coach Ted Lasso heads to London to manage AFC Richmond, a struggling English Premier League soccer team.
Stars: Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Jeremy Swift, Phil Dunster
Votes: 348,607
23. Club de Cuervos (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
When the patriarch of a prominent family dies, his heirs battle to determine who will gain control of his beloved soccer team: The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo.
Stars: Luis Gerardo Méndez, Mariana Treviño, Jesús Zavala, Antonio de la Vega
Votes: 6,210
24. Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez (2019)
TV-MA | Biography, Crime, Drama
This gritty dramatization of the life of Carlos Tevez shows his rise to soccer stardom amid the harrowing conditions in Argentina's Fuerte Apache.
Stars: Balthazar Murillo, Vanesa González, Alberto Ajaka, Sofía Gala Castiglione
Votes: 1,883
25. This Is Football (2019)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Sport
A documentary series that captures the emotions, stories, passions and triumphs surrounding the international sport of football.
Stars: Lionel Messi, Pep Guardiola, Megan Rapinoe, Juan Mata
Votes: 785
26. All or Nothing: Brazil National Team (2020)
50 min | Documentary, Sport
The series follows the newly crowned champions of the 2019 Copa América tournament, the Brazilian football team, in a behind-the-scenes multi-part exclusive.
Stars: Neymar, Alisson Becker, Thiago Silva, Tite
Votes: 635
27. All or Nothing: Juventus (2021)
40 min | Documentary, Sport
Follow the popular Italian soccer club through the current 2020/21 season.
Stars: Cristiano Ronaldo, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Pirlo, Giorgio Chiellini
Votes: 1,185
28. Becoming Champions (2018– )
Documentary, Sport
The world's most popular sport. The biggest event on earth. The most coveted trophy. Only 8 countries have ever won it. Never before has this been covered. This Series explores each of the ... See full summary »
Votes: 515
29. Six Dreams (2018–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Sport
For the first time ever, Amazon presents an unprecedented journey into the behind the scenes, real life look into the Spanish Football League (La Liga) through the perspective of six ... See full summary »
Stars: Iñaki Williams, Andrés Guardado, Quique Setién, Quique Cárcel
Votes: 332
30. First Team: Juventus (2018)
40 min | Documentary, Reality-TV, Sport
Follow renowned soccer club Juventus on and off the pitch as they attempt to win a seventh straight Italian title and achieve Champions League glory.
Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus F.C., Gonzalo Higuaín
Votes: 2,205
31. Pelé (2021)
TV-14 | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Looks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history.
Directors: Ben Nicholas, David Tryhorn | Stars: Pelé, Muhammad Ali, Amarildo, Jorge Arantes
Votes: 5,668
32. 30 for 30: Soccer Stories (2014– )
Documentary, Sport
A collection of documentary films focused on soccer.
Stars: Ray Van Ness III, Edward Norton, Alex Gibney, Pelé
Votes: 173
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