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11 Epic Football Movies Based on True Stories for Sports Fans

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Who doesn't love a good sports flick? Wait, take that back. Who doesn't love a good football flick? While some might disagree with the idea of football being "America's sport," this is something we personally feel has been true for several decades as the sport took the reigns from baseball a long time ago in our opinion. Whatever you feel, football has provided a platform for wonderful storytelling complete with phenomenal actors, prodigious tales of athletes, and dramatic underdog comebacks. Many of the football films regarded as being among the best in history are also based on true stories.

We've put together a list of 11 different football movies based on true stories for sports fan to either revisit or watch for the first time. Scroll down to read our selections.

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1. The Express: The Ernie Davis Story (2008)

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2. North Dallas Forty (1979)

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3. Brian's Song (1971)

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4. The Blind Side (2009)

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5. Rudy (1993)

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6. Remember the Titans (2000)

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7. Jerry Maguire (1996)

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8. The Longest Yard (2005)

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9. We Are Marshall (2006)

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10. Undefeated (2011)

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11. American Underdog (2021)

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For more entertainment content, check out our list of the best sports documentaries you can watch right here.

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