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 Twitter. I’ve reviewed over 200 films, but there are ~200 more to watch. Enjoy!

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

TitleYR#
Bend It like Beckham200210
La Gran Final200610
Pelada201010
Sommeren '92201510
Forever Pure201610
Mike Bassett: England Manager20019
The Miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern)20039
Green Street Hooligans20059
Looking for Eric20099
The Class of '9220139
Trainer!20139
Ayaktakimi20159
Dirty Games20169
La Dream Team20169
Buscando a Marcos Ramírez20179
Flitzer (Streaker)20179
Holy Goalie20179
Save The Crew: The Fans vs The System20179
History Of Soccer20018
Mean Machine20018
Shaolin Soccer20018
Dare to Dream20058
Goal! The Dream Begins20058
The Romanov Revolution20058
Romeo and Juliet Get Married20058
She's the Man20068
The Damned United20098
30 for 30: The Two Escobars20108
World Cup Soccer in Africa20108
Teufelskicker (Devil's Kicker)20108
Will20118
L'arbitro (The Referee)20138
Underdogs (Metegol)20138
Istanbul United20148
The Opposition20148
AFC Bournemouth20158
Becoming Zlatan20158
Bounce20158
The People of Nejmeh20158
The March of the White Elephants20158
Concrete Football (Ballon sur bitume)20168
Craiova versus Craiova20168
Funny Soccer20168
K-9 World Cup20168
Mascots20168
Pelé: Birth of a Legend20168
San Bernardino Alive and Kicking20168
Russia's Hooligan Army20178
Setenta y Sete20178
American Fútbol20188
Early Man20188
Futbolistas 4 Life20188
Boh Ngau19837
Hotshot19877
Ladybugs19927
Soccer's Hard Men19927
The Cup (Ph̦rpa)19997
The Match19997
The Forbidden Team20037
Guys and Balls20047
Johan20057
Offside20067
Once in a Lifetime - NY Cosmos20067
The Year My Parents went on Vacation20067
The 2006 FIFA World Cup Film: The Grand Finale20067
Kicking It20087
Walter Tull: Forgotten Hero20087
Les Arbitres20097
Inshallah, Football20107
One Night in Turin20107
Soccer's Lost Boys20107
El Crack20117
Laduma! Benin's Journey20117
The Four Year Plan20117
United20117
The Anderson Monarchs20127
Baghdad Messi20127
Street Soccer: New York20137
Campo de Jogo (Sunday Ball)20147
Going Pro: American Soccer20147
Hillsborough20147
Jack to a King20147
Mr. Smith20147
Concussion20157
In the Game20157
Lusers20157
New Generation Queens20157
Surviving and Soccer in Sierra Leone20157
The Goalkeepers' Union20157
Beirut Parc20167
Dennis Viollet: A United Man20167
George Best: All by Himself20167
Jules and Dolores20167
Les Bleus20167
Planet FIFA20167
Redemption Song20167
The Brothers Grimsby20167
The Other Kids20167
Win!20167
Wonderkid20167
End of Summer20177
Gold Stars: The Story of the FIFA World Cup Tournaments20177
Men in the Arena20177
Mi Mundial20177
The Streets Don't Lie20177
The Workers Cup20177
Mario20187
Shoot20187
Centre Forward19786
Yesterday's Hero19796
Switching Goals19996
Bossa Nova20006
El Portero (the Goalkeeper)20006
Mad About Mambo20006
DÌ_as de f̼tbol20036
Chivas USA: SÌ_ se puede20056
Kicking & Screaming20056
Lady Futbol (Lady Soccer)20056
The Art of Soccer with John Cleese20066
In the Hands of the Gods20076
Shaun the Sheep: Off the Baa! Season 120076
Carlitos y el Campo de los Sue̱os20086
Como no te voy a Querer20086
Kick Like a Girl20086
Soccer Mom20086
Total Football: the Movie20096
Bush League20106
I Scored a Goal in the FIFA World Cup Final20106
Montevideo, Taste of a Dream20106
Bad Parents20126
For the Glory20126
No Ball Games20126
Ceasefire Massacre20146
Coach Zoran and his African Tigers20146
Eighteam20146
Next Goal Wins20146
One Night in Istanbul20146
This is Not a Ball20146
United Passions20146
We Must Go20146
Golden Shoes20156
Pups United20156
Sons of Ben20156
Bobby (Bo66y)20166
Celtic Soul20166
Desert Fire20166
The Nation Holds Its Breath20166
The Pass20166
1720176
En el Séptimo Día20176
Nossa Chape20186
Gregory's Girl19815
Pilkarski Poker (Soccer Poker)19895
The Big Green19955
When Saturday Comes19965
Soccer Dog: The Movie19995
Air Bud: World Cup20015
Atl̩tico San Pancho20015
War Game20025
Soccer Dog: European Cup20045
Joyeux Noel20055
The Miracle Match (The Game of Their Lives)20055
Chronicle of an Escape20065
Goal Dreams20065
Shui Hu the Soccer Heroes20065
Game of Life20075
Goal 2: Living the Dream20075
Her Best Move20075
Strangers20075
Below the Earth's Surface20085
Rudo y Cursi20085
F̼tbol Violencia S.A.20095
Downtown Dawgs20105
Hermano (Brother)20105
Reds & Blues20105
Soccer City20105
Meanwhile in Mamelodi20115
Rise & Shine: The Jay DeMerit Story20115
Soka Afrika20115
The Soccer Nanny (Au Pair Kansas)20115
The Magnificent Eleven20125
Playing For Keeps20125
Subbuteopia20125
The Beautiful Game20125
Believe20135
Thank God for Football20135
My Dad's a Soccer Mom20145
The Prize20145
White, Blue and White20145
White Collar Hooligan 320145
Penalty Kick20185
The Boys in Company C19784
Victory19814
Those Glory Glory Days19834
The Final Goal19954
Fever Pitch19974
A Shot at Glory20004
The Beautiful Century20024
Garrincha, Estrella Solitaria (Lonely Star)20034
Inspector Mom20064
Studs20064
Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal20074
Gracie20074
Vasermil20074
Walter's War20084
Sassy Player20094
Coach20104
The Referee (RÌ_ttskiparen)20104
I Play Soccer20114
American Pharaoh20144
Life of Ryan20144
On Angel's Wings20144
The Trophy Thief20154
Pele O'Rey19623
The Firm19893
Big Brother Trouble20003
Lesbians of Buenos Aires20043
The Other Half20063
World Cup Car Soccer20063
La Copa de los Sue̱os20073
Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story20173
Kickoff20103
Fondi '9120133
Land of Storms (Viharsarok)20143
A Major Inconvenience19992
Home Team19992
Just For Kicks20022
Kick 'N Rush20032
Sexy Soccer20042
The Football Factory20042
Peloteros (Street Soccer)20062
Sixty Six20062
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait20062
Heleno20112
Monkey in the Middle20142
Soccer Stories19971
Liberated Zone (Befreite Zone)20031
Barras Bravas (Azul y Blanco)20041
Personal Sergeant20041
Shaolin Family Soccer20041
When Beckham met Owen20041
Die Wilden Kerle 220051
El penalti mÌÁs largo del mundo20051
Eleven Men Out20051