100 Best Soccer Movies

Soccer movies can spark as much joy and sorrow as the game itself. On this website, I review football films and discuss the making of these películas de fútbol. To hear about new reviews, follow @SoccerMovieMom on Mastodon. I’ve reviewed over 450 films, but there are > 700 more to watch. Enjoy!

(docu = documentary, rom-com = romantic comedy)

TitleYR#category
Bend It like Beckham200210comedy
La Gran Final200610cultural
Pelada201010docu
The 99ers201310docu
Democracia em Preto e Branco (Democracy in Black and White)201410docu
Sommeren ’92201510drama
Forever Pure201610docu
King Otto202110docu
The Gentlemen’s League 2202110reality
Lionesses: How Football Came Home202210docu
Super League: The War for Football202310docu
Ted Lasso – Season 3202310comedy,series
Mike Bassett: England Manager20019comedy
The Miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern)20039drama
Green Street Hooligans20059drama
Looking for Eric20099comedy
Meninos de Kichute20109drama
Streetball20109docu
The Team That Never Played20109docu
The Class of ’9220139docu
Trainer!20139docu
Ayaktakimi20159docu
Una Meravigliosa Stagione Fallimentare (A Wonderful Season of Failure)20159docu
Dirty Games20169docu
La Dream Team20169comedy, kids
Buscando a Marcos Ramírez20179drama,kids
Flitzer (Streaker)20179comedy
Holy Goalie20179comedy
Save The Crew: The Fans vs The System20179docu
Soviet Football – The Untold Story20179docu
Make Us Dream20189docu
Soccertown USA20189docu
Bigil (Whistle)20199drama
Coach20199docu,short
Mi Amigo Alexis20199drama,kids
Take Us Home: Leeds United20199docu
Ted Lasso20209comedy,series
The English Game20209drama,series
Yellow Cards for Equal Pay20209docu,short
Sir Alex Ferguson – Never Give In20219docu
The Men Who Sold the World Cup20219docu,series
#WeCAN docuseries20229docu,series
Dangerous Play20229docu
Super Greed: The Fight for Football20229docu
Forever20239drama,kids
The Great Game19538comedy
History Of Soccer20018docu
Mean Machine20018comedy
Shaolin Soccer20018comedy
The Game of Their Lives20028docu
Dare to Dream20058docu
Goal! The Dream Begins20058drama
The Romanov Revolution20058docu
Romeo and Juliet Get Married20058rom-com
She’s the Man20068rom-com
Cass20088drama
The Damned United20098drama
30 for 30: The Two Escobars20108docu
Africa United20108kids
World Cup Soccer in Africa20108docu
Teufelskicker (Devil’s Kicker)20108Kids
The Other Chelsea20108docu
Will20118drama
Cool Kids Don’t Cry20128drama,kids
L’arbitro (The Referee)20138comedy
Underdogs (Metegol)20138kids
Elite School20148docu
Istanbul United20148docu
Kicking Out Shoshana20148comedy
Sunakali20148docu
The Opposition20148docu
AFC Bournemouth20158docu
Barça Dreams20158docu
Becoming Zlatan20158docu
Bounce20158docu
The People of Nejmeh20158docu
Takim20158drama
The March of the White Elephants20158docu
Adidas vs Puma (Duell der Brüder)20168drama
Alive & Kicking: The Soccer Grannies of South Africa20168docu,short
Concrete Football (Ballon sur bitume)20168docu
Craiova versus Craiova20168docu
Funny Soccer20168comedy
K-9 World Cup20168kids, comedy
Mascots20168comedy
Pelé: Birth of a Legend20168drama
San Bernardino Alive and Kicking20168docu
Coach Jake20178docu
Iron Men20178docu
Russia’s Hooligan Army20178docu
Setenta y Sete20178docu
Alex & Me20188kids
American Fútbol20188docu
Cold Sweat20188drama
Comme des Garçons20188comedy
Early Man20188comedy, kids
Final Score20188suspense
Futbolistas 4 Life20188docu
In Search of Greatness20188docu
Take the Ball Pass the Ball20188docu
The Champions20188series
Ultras of Egypt20188docu
Back of the Net20198kids
Derby Days Berlin20198docu
Maradona in Mexico20198docuseries
Unbreakable – The Steve Zakuani Story20198docu
13 Lost20208docu
90 Minutos20208drama,suspense
All I Need is a Ball20208docu,short
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me20208docu
Cosmoball20208suspense
Football Fans: Under Their Skin20208docu
La Foquita: El 10 de la Calle20208drama,kids
Made in Senegal20208docu
Pro in Africa (Pojkdrömmen)20208docu
The End of the Storm20208docu
Equal Playing Field20218docu
Pelé20218docu
The Holy Game20218docu
The Rescue20218docu
Good Rivals20228docuseries
Jaadugar20228rom-com
Las Bravas FC20228comedy, series
The Figo Affair20228docu
Truth be Told20228docu
Dream20238comedy
Gringa20238dramedy
Higuita: The Way of the Scorpion20238docu
Perder es ganar un poco (How to Succeed at Losing)20238comedy
Courts of Belonging20248docu,short
Bedknobs and Broomsticks19717kids
Boh Ngau19837comedy
Hotshot19877drama
Ladybugs19927comedy
Soccer’s Hard Men19927docu
Go Now19957dramedy
The Cup (Phorpa)19997comedy
The Match19997comedy
The Forbidden Team20037docu
Guys and Balls20047comedy
Johan20057dramedy
Offside20067drama
Once in a Lifetime – NY Cosmos20067docu
The Year My Parents went on Vacation20067drama
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Film: The Grand Finale20067docu
Boisko Bezdomnych (The Outsiders)20087drama
Kicking It20087docu
Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero20087docu
After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United20097docu
The International Player20097drama
Les Arbitres20097docu
A Barefoot Dream20107drama
Inshallah, Football20107docu
Looking For…20107docu
One Night in Turin20107docu
Soccer’s Lost Boys20107docu
El Crack20117comedy
Laduma! Benin’s Journey20117docu
Pretty Tough20117drama,kids
The Four Year Plan20117docu
United20117drama
The Anderson Monarchs20127docu
Baghdad Messi20127short
Sleeping Giant20127docu
Street Soccer: New York20137docu
Beinball20147comedy,short
Campo de Jogo (Sunday Ball)20147docu
Going Pro: American Soccer20147docu
Hillsborough20147docu
Jack to a King20147docu
Mr. Smith20147docu
The Hooligan Factory20147comedy
Concussion20157drama
Gascoigne20157docu
In the Game20157docu
Lusers20157comedy
Muerte o Gloria20157docu,short
New Generation Queens20157docu
Rembat20157comedy
Surviving and Soccer in Sierra Leone20157docu
The Goalkeepers’ Union20157docu
Beirut Parc20167docu
Dennis Viollet: A United Man20167docu
George Best: All by Himself20167docu
Jules and Dolores20167comedy
Les Bleus20167docu
Planet FIFA20167docu
Redemption Song20167docu
The Brothers Grimsby20167comedy
The Other Kids20167docu
Win!20167docu
Wonderkid20167drama
Yeşil Kirmizi (The Red Green)20167docu
8920177docu
End of Summer20177drama
Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments20177docu
Men in the Arena20177docu
Mi Mundial20177kids,drama
The Streets Don’t Lie20177docu
The FIFA Family20177docu
The Workers Cup20177docu
Mario20187drama
Nefta Football Club20187comedy,kids
Shoot20187drama
Sudani from Nigeria20187drama
Sunderland ’Til I Die20187docu,series
The Falcons (Víti í Vestmannaeyjum)20187kids
The Keeper (Trautmann)20187drama
Champion20197drama
Maradona20197docu
Men of Hope20197docu
Ordinary Gods20197docu
Real Kashmir FC20197docu
River, el más grande siempre20197docu
See You Soon (До скорой встречи)20197romance
Soccer in the City20197docu
The Rhino Cup20197docu
All or Nothing: Tottenham HotSpur20207docu,series
Footeuses20207docu
God Save the Wings20207docu
Still Defending20207docu
Captains of Zaatari20217docu
The Celtic Boys Club Scandal20217docu
Maradona Sueño Bendito20217drama
Otra forma de entender la vida20217docu
Classico20227comedy
FIFA Uncovered20227docuseries
Thirteen Lives20227drama
Welcome to Wrexham20227docuseries
Angel City20237docuseries
Headless Chickens20237comedy series
Messi Meets America20237docuseries
That Peter Crouch Film20237docu
The Other Zoey20237comedy
The Outcasts (El Matareed)20237comedy
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery19396suspense
The Naked Man on the Sports Field19746drama,comedy
Centre Forward19786drama
Yesterday’s Hero19796drama
Switching Goals19996kids
The Goal19996drama,kids
Bossa Nova20006rom-com
El Portero (the Goalkeeper)20006comedy
Mad About Mambo20006comedy
Dias de futbol20036comedy
Chivas USA: SÌ se puede20056docu
Kicking & Screaming20056comedy
Lady Futbol (Lady Soccer)20056comedy
The Art of Soccer with John Cleese20066docu
In the Hands of the Gods20076docu
Maradona, the hand of God (Maradona, la Mano de Dios)20076drama
Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa! Season 120076kids
Carlitos y el Campo de los Sue̱os20086kids
Como no te voy a Querer20086drama
Kick Like a Girl20086docu
Soccer Mom20086comedy
Jason Marriner – Football Hooligan20096docu
Sikandar20096drama
Total Football: the Movie20096comedy
Bush League20106docu
I Scored a Goal in the FIFA World Cup Final20106docu
Montevideo, Taste of a Dream20106drama
Soccer Shrines20106docuseries
Egaro20116drama
Bad Parents20126comedy
For the Glory20126drama
No Ball Games20126comedy
Open Up to Me20136drama
Barbosa, the Man Who Made Brazil Cry20146docu,short
Ceasefire Massacre20146docu
Coach Zoran and his African Tigers20146docu
Die Mannschaft20146docu
Eighteam20146docu
Next Goal Wins20146docu
One Night in Istanbul20146comedy
The El Paso Conquest20146docu
The Myth of Garrincha20146docu,short
This is Not a Ball20146docu
United Passions20146drama
We Must Go20146docu
Golden Shoes20156kids
Pups United20156kids
Sons of Ben20156docu
StreetKids United 2: The Girls of Rio20156docu
Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story20166docu
Bobby (Bo66y)20166docu
Celtic Soul20166docu
Desert Fire20166docu
Morris from America20166drama,comedy
The Nation Holds Its Breath20166comedy
The Pass20166drama
Zebras20166docu
1720176docu
Do You Want to Win?20176docu
En el Séptimo Día20176drama
Fuera de Juego (Offside)20176docu
Matthews20176docu
The Ultimate Goal20176docu
Bobby Robson: More than a Manager20186docu
Funke!20186comedy
Nossa Chape20186docu
Seaside Town20186comedy
Thai Cave Rescue20186docu
Britt-Marie was Here (Britt-Marie var här)20196comedy
Foosballers20196docu
Gujarat 1120196drama
Jada20196drama,suspense
Khartoum Offside20196docu
Strike20196kids
Roma Story: Edin Džeko20206docu
Fixed! a Football Comedy20206documentary
What Killed Maradona?20206documentary
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail20216drama
LFG20216documentary
Prophetess20216comedy
The Sisters of ’9620216documentary
Broke20226drama,short
Captains – The Chosen Few20226docuseries
High Expectations20226drama
Neymar: The Perfect Chaos20226docuseries
A Winning Team20236romance
Captains of the World20236docuseries
Elijo Creer (Soccer Soul)20236documentary
La Hija de Dios20236docuseries
Gregory’s Girl19815comedy
Pilkarski Poker (Soccer Poker)19895drama
The Big Green19955kids
When Saturday Comes19965drama
Soccer Dog: The Movie19995kids
Air Bud: World Cup20015kids
Atl̩tico San Pancho20015kids
War Game20025drama
Soccer Dog: European Cup20045kids
Joyeux Noel20055drama
The Miracle Match (The Game of Their Lives)20055drama
Chronicle of an Escape20065drama
Goal Dreams20065docu
Shui Hu the Soccer Heroes20065kids
Game of Life20075drama
Goal 2: Living the Dream20075drama
Her Best Move20075kids
Strangers20075drama
Below the Earth’s Surface20085suspense
Rudo y Cursi20085dramedy
F̼tbol Violencia S.A.20095docu
Downtown Dawgs20105docu
Hermano (Brother)20105drama
Lost in Africa20105drama,suspense
Reds & Blues20105comedy
Soccer City20105docu
Meanwhile in Mamelodi20115docu
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story20115docu
Soka Afrika20115docu
The Soccer Nanny (Au Pair Kansas)20115dramedy
The Magnificent Eleven20125comedy
Neighbors20125comedy
Playing For Keeps20125rom-com
Subbuteopia20125docu
The Beautiful Game20125docu
Believe20135drama
Thank God for Football20135docu
My Dad’s a Soccer Mom20145dramedy, kids
Mysteries of the Jules Rimet Trophy20145docu,short
Shooting for Socrates20145dramedy,kids
The Prize20145docu
United We Fall20145comedy
White, Blue and White20145docu
White Collar Hooligan 320145suspense
Zanzibar Soccer Dreams20165docu
Foul Play20175docu
Making Shankly20175docu
Red Card20175comedy
Diamantino20185comedy
Fan of Amoory20185drama,kids
Hello Mr Billionaire20185comedy
Kaiser: The Greatest Footballer Never to Play Football20185docu
Lethal Soccer Mom20185suspense
Penalty Kick20185comedy
The Bromley Boys20185comedy
Kroos20195docu
Penalty20195drama
Ultras20205drama
Soccer Mom Madam20215drama
Soccergate (Footballgate)20215docu
All or Nothing: Arsenal20225docuseries
Joe Bullet19734suspense
The Boys in Company C19784drama
Victory19814drama
Those Glory Glory Days19834dramedy
The Final Goal19954drama
Fever Pitch19974comedy
A Shot at Glory20004dramedy
The Beautiful Century20024docu
Garrincha, Estrella Solitaria (Lonely Star)20034drama
Inspector Mom20064suspense
Studs20064comedy
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal20074drama
Gracie20074drama
Vasermil20074drama
Walter’s War20084drama
Sassy Player20094comerdy
Argentina Fútbol Club20104docu
Coach20104rom-com
The Referee (Rattskiparen)20104docu
I Play Soccer20114docu, short
American Pharaoh20144docu
Life of Ryan20144docu
On Angel’s Wings20144kids
Kick – Sudden Death20154horror
The Trophy Thief20154drama, short
Línea de Cuatro20164drama
The Wrong Student20174suspense
Infinite Football20184docu
Anelka: Misunderstood (Anelka: L’incompris)20204docu
The Hand of God20214drama
Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star20224docuseries
Pele O’Rey19623docu
The Firm19893drama
Big Brother Trouble20003kids
Lesbians of Buenos Aires20043docu
The Goal20053drama
The Other Half20063rom-com
World Cup Car Soccer20063docu
La Copa de los Sue̱os20073kids
Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story20173docu
Kickoff20103comedy
Fondi ’9120133drama
Land of Storms (Viharsarok)20143drama
Captain20183drama
All the Freckles in the World20193kids
The Soccer Football Movie20223kids
A Major Inconvenience19992drama
Home Team19992kids
Just For Kicks20022kids
Kick ‘N Rush20032drama
Sexy Soccer20042X comedy
The Football Factory20042drama
Peloteros (Street Soccer)20062drama
Sixty Six20062comedy
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait20062docu
Heleno20112drama
Mirage (Delibab)20142drama
Monkey in the Middle20142kids
Soccer Stories19971drama
Liberated Zone (Befreite Zone)20031comedy
Barras Bravas (Azul y Blanco)20041drama
Personal Sergeant20041drama
Shaolin Family Soccer20041kids
When Beckham met Owen20041drama
Die Wilden Kerle 220051kids
El penalti mas largo del mundo20051comedy
Eleven Men Out20051drama
Offside (Poland)20191docu