Best Football movies of 1980s

All the Right Moves(1983)

Actors : Lea Thompson, Tom Cruise, Craig T. Nelson, Charles Cioffi,
Directors : Michael Chapman,

A high school football player desperate for a scholarship and his headstrong coach clash in a dying Pennsylvania steel town.

Wildcats(1986)

Actors : Brandy Gold, Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Robyn Lively,
Directors : Michael Ritchie,

A rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape.

Everybody's All-American(1988)

Actors : Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Timothy Hutton, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Taylor Hackford,

A Louisiana football legend struggles to deal with life's complexities after his college career is over.

The Blood of Heroes(1989)

Actors : Delroy Lindo, Anna Katarina, Joan Chen, Rutger Hauer,
Directors : David Webb Peoples,

A Mad Max-esque post apocalyptic world provides the backdrop for a brutal, futuristic game resembling football. Rutger Hauer plays a disgraced former star leading a rag tag group of "...

The Best of Times(1986)

Actors : Kurt Russell, Pamela Reed, Robin Williams, Holly Palance,
Directors : Roger Spottiswoode,

A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.

Johnny Be Good(1988)

Actors : Anthony Michael Hall, Uma Thurman, Paul Gleason, Robert Downey Jr.,
Directors : Bud S. Smith,

It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent ...

The Club(1980)

Actors : Harold Hopkins, Jack Thompson, Frank Wilson, Graham Kennedy,
Directors : Bruce Beresford,

Boardroom and dressing-room intrigues spill on to the field at the Australian Rules football club.

Ya ya ya sa sa sa(1985)

Actors : Ihsan Yüce, Mehmet Ali Erbil, Ilyas Salman, Deniz Akbulut,
Directors : Ümit Efekan,

Ilyas is a poor gate keeper in Istanbul. One day he catches a life time opportunity, being a football player at Fenerbahce Sports Club.

I fanela me to '9'(1988)

Actors : Themis Bazaka, Nikos Bousdoukos, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Stamatis Jelepis,
Directors : Pantelis Voulgaris,

Bill, a great football talent, experiences the rise and fall of his career while being introduced to the world of Greek professional football.

The First Kangaroos(1988)

Actors : Dennis Waterman, Philip Quast, Chris Haywood, Dominic Sweeney,
Directors : Frank Cvitanovich,

The story of the Australian Rugby League's first visit to England.