1990 - 1999
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| Necessary Roughness (1991) Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule. With fewer players than most teams, the makeshift team must overcome obstacles that the best teams in the country couldn't deal with. Using a 34 year old quarterback, a female placekicker and a gang of misfits, Ed "Straight Arrow" Genero must take his team to play the number one Texas Colts. | Starring: Harley Jane Kozak, Hector Elizondo, Jason Bateman, Kathy Ireland, Robert Loggia, Scott Bakula, Sinbad. Rated PG-13 Runtime: 108 minutes |
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 | Backfield In Motion (1991) Roseanne expanded her rock-the-boat sitcom persona to feature length in this made-for-TV effort. After her husband dies, Nancy Seavers takes her son to the ho-hum town of Deerview. There, Nancy stands out among the relatively meek suburban housewives in her school district. Nancy really heats things up when she decides to participate with Tim in the annual fathers-and-sons football game. | Starring: Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold. Rated NR Runtime: 94 min. |
 | The Last Boy Scout (1991) A down and out cynical detective teams up with a down and out ex-quarterback to try and solve a murder case involving a pro football team and a politician. | Starring: Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans. Rated R Runtime: 105 min. |
 | Triumph Of The Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991) This is the tale of Ricky Bell, an all-pro running back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who died of a rare muscle disease in the prime of his career. The plot centers on Bell's relationship with a father-less handicapped boy, and his efforts to be a big brother to him. The boy ends up being an inspiration for Bell when his disease makes the athlete more afflicted than the boy. | Starring: Mario Van Peebles, Susan Ruttan, Lane Davis, Lynn Whitfield. Rated NR Runtime: 100 min. |
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 | School Ties (1992) The story of 1950's prep school student David Greene who wants to play football and go to Harvard despite social and religious pressure. When it's discovered he's Jewish, he becomes the object of ridicule. | Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Andrew Lowery. Rated PG-13 Runtime: 106 minutes |
| Rudy 
| Before Sean Astin was a hobbit, he starred in the true story of 'the little guy who could.' Desperate to play for Notre Dame, Rudy triumphs over his own small stature, low academic scores, and poor athletic skills to make his dream come true. (1993) This is a great “real life story” movie about a kid from a working class family who dreams of going to Notre Dame and playing football there. His family and friends mock his vision, but he works hard to save enough money to get to South Bend, Indiana and enroll in junior college. Rudy was never a great student, but he quickly makes friends who help him through school and money problems. He finally gets a walk-on spot on the practice squad through sheer guts and determination. His triumph comes in the final scene when he actually gets to play in one real Notre Dame football game. Great performance by Dutton (Roc, Alien3) as the head grounds keeper who helps Rudy remember that college is really about getting an education. Highlight: The real Rudy ! 2 plays 1 sack ! | Starring: Charles S. Dutton, Jon Favreau, Lili Taylor, Ned Beatty, Sean Astin. Rated PG Runtime: 116 minutes |
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| A fine second performance by James Caan. I reevaluated this movie on the basis of a fan request. After watching it back to back with Any Given Sunday, the movie really looks good. It chronicles the life of a college football program, where winning is a must. The coaches want to do the right thing, but ultimately the University, the boosters and the fans demand wins. Caan must make tough choices to try to help his players not only win, but make it in life too. It also shows how players are on top one day, and discarded the next. I also remember that they took out a scene where a drunk player lays down in the road to show his machismo, after it was being copied by high school & college football players. | Starring: Craig Sheffer, Halle Berry, James Caan, Kristy Swanson, Omar Epps. Rated R Runtime: 112 min. |
| Little Giants
 | Misfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother. (1994) | Starring: Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill. Rated PG Runtime: 107 minutes |
| Midnight Heat
 | Football star, Tyler Grey, comes out of drug rehab and discovers that team management no longer wants him. He confronts the burly team owner, and has an affair with his wife. Also he becomes involved in two murder cases, where the bitter police detective is an acquaintance of his from college football days, but definitely is not one of his fans. (1994) | Starring: Tim Matheson, Stephen Mendel. Rated R Runtime: 97 minutes |
| Windrunner: A Sprited Journey
 | A high-school football player receives guidance from a Native American possessed by the spirit of Jim Thorpe. (1994) Trasmesso su Canale 5 | Starring: Jason Wiles, Russell Means, Margot Kidder, Amanda Peterson, Kellie Beames, Zane Parker, Bruce Weitz. Rated PG Runtime: 108 minutes |
| Halfback of Notre Dame
 | The Notre Dame High School football coach, Les Modeau has his son Crazy on the team because he is a big over grown kid who is jokingly abused by most of the other kids. He is really a very smart, artistic, caring guy who falls for the star quarterbacks girlfriend, Esmeralda, a new girl in town from France. (1995) | Starring: Allen Cutler, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Gabriel Hogan, Sandra Nelson, Scott Hylands. Rated G Runtime: 93 minutes |
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| Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player. Movie is famed for catch phrases still uttered today: "You had me at hello," and "Show me the money!" (1996) | Starring: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O'Connell. Rated R Runtime: 139 minutes |
| Reggie's Prayer
 | In this movie inspired by real-life athletes and stories, Reggie White demonstrates why he’s a champion among athletes. Reggie proves it’s possible to have integrity and character and still be successful, and as a result encourages athletes and non-athletes to believe in themselves and treat others with respect. (1997) | Starring: Brett Favre, Bryce Paup, Cylk Cozart, Hammer, Keith Jackson, Mel Renfro, Mike Holmgren, Noriyuki Morita, Reggie White, Rosey Grier, The Giant. Rated NR Runtime: 94 minutes |
| Weapons of Mass Destruction
| Two media moguls get into a nasty power struggle for the ownership of a pro football team which takes a drastic effect on their personal and professional lives. (1997) | Starring: Ben Kingsl |
