football films

[horace w]

hi there can any of u folks reccomend any good football related films thanx.

[The Big Gill]

'Escape To Victory'!
...but seriously, try finding 'Once In A Lifetime' - it's a documentary that was released this year, about the New York Cosmos - Pele, Chinaglia, etc. in the NASL.

[Floella]

I liked Goal and Green Street was good too. Didn't like the book Football Factory so didn't bother with the film but others have said its good - but violent.
Hope this helps.
Flo x

[jacobsmummy]

bend it like beckham! mean machine, although thats more about prison than football! and heard goal is meant to be good?!?

[ecoman]

The life and times of Jimmy Grimble

[horace w]

thanx for your input folks,FLOELLA i can assure u that the football factory is worth checking out a bit violent in parts but tru to life about youg men and drinking etc.

[Octavius]

Mike Bassett ?

[Sooper]

Fever Pitch is pretty good especially if you support Arsenal!

[Floella]

OK Horace, you've convinced me to at least give football factory a go. I liked Green Street so the violence shouldn't bother me too much.
and how could I have forgotten Mean Machine, thats a great film. The Monk is the best goalie in the world. Lately, I've started to think Pepe Reina is modelling himself on the monk!

[teag1rl]

ID and Gregory's girl-she's a girl that plays football, not got too much to do with it really. And ID is about 1980's football hooliganism, cant remember seeing much if any football in it, but it was a good film.

[yinyang]

You beat me to it, teag1rl - I was just going to recommend
ID.
All about these times when you have to take a stand, be a man and you will have a great life plan.

[horace w]

teag1rl yeah thanx seen id it wasvery good if a bit dated but hey it was made ages ago thanx for all your input keep em coming.

[horace w]

add on do any of u guys know the name of a football film featuring danny dyer out of the football factory made after hes in it and thats all i know thanx.

[reinganum]

I suppose the granddaddy of them all is The Arsenal Stadium Mystery made in the 1930s. Look it up in the Internet movie database.

[spaced]

ID has to be one of the better ones. Its more about hooligans, so is Football Factory (brilliant) and Green Street (brilliant)

[horace w]

thanx spaced football factory is my fav reminds me of wat my younger friends do most weekends but without the footie violence.

[davetuc]

Ignore all the chavvy hooligan films. For football films try -

Yesterday's Hero
When Saturday Comes
Best
Escape to Victory