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  1. 50 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Pele: Birth of a Legend. 2016 1h 47m PG. 7.1 (21K) Rate. 39 Metascore. Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.

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  2. We kick off our guide to the best soccer movies with Certified Fresh movies, including Offside (the comedy-drama from Iran, released when women were completely banned from attending sports),...

    • The Damned United (2009) In this movie, Brian Clough is the manager of Leeds United, and one of the best and most respected teams in English football.
    • Looking for Eric (2009) Looking For Eric is a movie about Eric Bishop's life falling apart and how he tries to straighten it out. His wife is leaving him, his two teen sons give him little to no regard, his job at the post office grows increasingly unfulfilling, and a car crash is yet to add to his predicament.
    • Green Street Hooligans (2005) This crime drama is about a wrongfully expelled Harvard undergraduate named Matt Buckner (played by Elijah Wood) who moves to London to live with his sister and her husband, Steve.
    • Goal! The Dream Begins (2005) In this film, Santiago's father, Hernan Munez, smuggles his penniless Mexican family over the US border so his family could survive and seek a better future in Los Angeles, California.
  3. Jun 28, 2024 · The Best Soccer Movies Of All Time. Ranked by passionate fans of cinema and soccer (called football outside the US and Canada), this list highlights heartwarming underdog stories, inspiring teamwork tales, and revealing documentaries on your favorite players and teams.

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    • ‘The Arsenal Stadium Mystery’ (1939) Death stalks the pitch in this fast-paced whodunit set and shot at the Highbury home of north London giants Arsenal (recently victorious in this year’s FA Cup).
    • ‘The Golden Vision’ (1968) Bath City regular Ken Loach has often woven the beautiful game into his pictures, most notably the gloriously chaotic schoolboy match in his 1970 masterpiece Kes, not to mention his Cantona collaboration, Looking For Eric.
    • 'The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick' (1972) World cinema’s biggest soccer-fanatic, Bayern Munich nut Rainer Werner Fassbinder, never tackled the sport head-on — maybe because his German New Wave compatriot Wim Wenders had beaten him to the ball with this compellingly dour adaptation of Peter Handke’s classic existential novel about a homicidal Austrian goalkeeper.
    • ‘Victory’ (1981) Teaming genuine, world cup-winning soccer stars (Pele! Bobby Moore! Ossie Ardiles!) with a host of big Hollywood names (Michael Caine! Max von Sydow!
  4. The Game of Their Lives. Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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  6. Jan 26, 2023 · IFC Films. As unlikely as it may seem, the U.S. Men's National Team has a winning record against England in the World Cup: one win, two draws, and no losses. "The Game of Their Lives" is the...