Movies like Offside
If Offside's mix of sports, parent child relationship and couples therapy stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Offside's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Rookie
2002 · Directed by John Lee Hancock · 127 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: sports, parent child relationship · From the same decade (2000s)
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team…
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Looking for Eric
2009 · Directed by Ken Loach · 116 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: sports · Also drama and comedy · From the same decade (2000s)
Middle-aged postman and football fan Eric Bishop struggles with his increasingly chaotic existence, but receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Éric Cantona.
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Rudy
1993 · Directed by David Anspaugh · 114 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: sports
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems.
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Gridiron Gang
2006 · Directed by Phil Joanou · 125 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: sports · From the same decade (2000s)
Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story.
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Goal!
2005 · Directed by Danny Cannon · 118 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: sports · From the same decade (2000s)
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream.
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The Replacements
2000 · Directed by Howard Deutch · 118 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: sports · From the same decade (2000s)
Maverick old-guard coach Jimmy McGinty is hired in the wake of a players' strike to help the Washington Sentinels advance to the playoffs.
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Little Giants
1994 · Directed by Duwayne Dunham · 107 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: sports
When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides to form his own team, composed of other ragtag players who were also cut.
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The Game Plan
2007 · Directed by Andy Fickman · 110 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: sports · From the same decade (2000s)
Bachelor football star Joe Kingman seems to have it all. He is wealthy and carefree, and his team is on the way to capturing a championship.