Friday Night Lights

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Friday Night Lights

PG-13

2004

1h 57m

Drama

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A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles (Derek Luke), is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.

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Critics Consensus

An acute survey of the football-obsessed heartland that succeeds as both a stirring drama and a rousing sports movie.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/24/2010

4/5

So much more than a football movie.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

11/01/2007

Few films have shown so powerfully the slashing double edge of sports fever.

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Andrea Gronvall

Chicago Reader

03/26/2007

A heart-pounding big-screen treatment that captures all the action of a tumultuous season while showing the emotional toll on the players.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

12/08/2023

Friday Night Lights still remains one of the most entertaining and engrossing sports movies of the past two decades.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

07/24/2020

4/5

The game sequences do stand out, but this refreshingly no-frills affair also finds time to question the value of the win-at-all-costs ethos rife in modern sport.

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Eddie Harrison

The List

04/24/2019

3/5

With Billy Bob Thornton's garrulous Coach Gary Gaines masterminding every play, you'll get caught up in the action even if you can't tell your 'first-and-down' from your 'time-out.'

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Jay W

@RT52162311 Feb 23

Like most people, I was more familiar with the TV series by the same name. I watched this film after finishing the series. The idea of watching a film that cuts out all the horrendous teen drama of the series sounded like a great idea to me. Unfortunately, this movie manages to mess up in a lot of different ways. The movie fast forwards through so much character drama that I know nothing about the coach, Chris Comer or any of the players. The only ones we learn about are Boobie Miles and Mike Winchell. And Boobie isn't in the game, and Mike has such a terrible father, I want them to lose just to spite him. I'm an easy mark for a good sports movie; this shouldn't be so hard. Just a story with some sports, some character development and not incredibly annoying characters like in the series.

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alan g

@agenser Feb 4

In Texas football is king, g-d, and country all rolled into one. Realistic movie.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Dec 11

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Genesis G

@genesis_56 Dec 9

This show was so entertaining and great. The ending could've been much better, but honestly, I still think it was worth watching. I enjoyed all the character developments.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 14

Success based on a true story in 01 hour, 57 minutes, and 30 seconds. Rated PG-13 for Rough Sports Action, Language, Sexual Content, Some Teen Drinking and Thematic Issues.

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THE NASHVILLE I

@Nshvlleindie Jun 24

Masterpiece. Berg's way of shooting the surrounding cast, getting those genuine improvised emotions seriously heightens this beautiful and devestating film of warriors and attrition. Hands down one of the most accurate american sports films to be made...for every salvation, there is inevitably heartbreak and haunting pain that other films never captured. Side night: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY were a musical revelation!

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Derek Luke

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Jay Hernandez

Brian Chavez

Lucas Black

Mike Winchell

Garrett Hedlund

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Friday Night Lights: Official Clip - Boobie Goes Down

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Friday Night Lights: Official Clip - Boobie Cleans Out His Locker

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Friday Night Lights: Official Clip - Boobie's MRI

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Friday Night Lights: Official Clip - Creepy Boosters

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Friday Night Lights: Official Clip - Agony of Defeat

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Synopsis

A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles (Derek Luke), is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.

Director: Peter Berg
Screenwriter: Buzz Bissinger, David Aaron Cohen
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Imagine Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Rough Sports Action|Language|Sexual Content|Some Teen Drinking|Thematic Issues)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $61.2M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround

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