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The Super Bowl is finally here, but if you can’t wait until Sunday for some hot football action, we’ve got just the solution: all the best football movies you can stream right now.
We’ve rounded up all the best sports flicks you can watch now to get amped up for the Super Bowl, from the campy to the classics. (Spoiler alert: We did not include 80 for Brady.) Whether you’re in the mood to laugh, cry, or root for some fictional football teams, we’ve got you covered.
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The Waterboy
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Adam Sandler wrote and starred in this 1998 film about a waterboy who’s given the chance to play for the South-Central State University of Louisiana football team after he’s fired from a rival football program. Tim Herlihy co-wrote the film with Sandler, and Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, and Jerry Reed also star.
Jerry Maguire
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The world of romantic sports dramedies wouldn’t be complete without Jerry Maguire. The 1996 film—directed by Cameron Crowe and starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renee Zellweger, and Regina King—features the story of Jerry Maguire (Cruise), a sports agent whose career is woven together with wide receiver Rod Tidwell’s (Gooding Jr.) when Maguire’s firm decides to fire him. Cuba Gooding Jr. won Best Actor at the Oscars in 1997 for his performance.
The Longest Yard
On the hunt for more comedy? 1974’s The Longest Yard, starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, and Mike Conrad, won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, thanks to Reynolds’ turn as a football quarterback who organizes a game within the prison where he’s weathering his sentence. There’s also a remake of the film that debuted in 2005, starring Adam Sandler in Burt Reynolds’ role.
Remember the Titans
The Replacements
We Are Marshall
Leatherheads
The Blind Side
Varsity Blues
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Editor’s note: The original version of this story incorrectly said Billy Bob Thornton stars in this film. He does not, and we regret the error.