The beautiful game
Movies from the world of football.
Do you consider football as the most meaningful thing in life? Hopefully you also like movies! Here's a line of films about football players, coaches, teams and fans. Does it get any better than that?
In the British film Fever Pitch Arsenal is the star. English teacher Paul sticks to his team, no matter what. But trouble finds him when he starts dating Sarah. She is wondering whether she is dating Paul - or in fact the whole Arsenal-team?
Will 10,000 hours of practice make you a professional football player? Lottery-winner Eric is convinced it will, and resigns his job to become a professional. The only problem is that he has absolutely zero talent for the game!
This 2016 documentary tells the story of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. A young man with a strong temper and a unique talent for football fights to take his place among the football elite. The documentary follows Zlatan from his debut in Malmö FF in 1999, via the turbulent years in Ajax Amsterdam and to the final breakthrough in Juventus in 2005.
Swedish comedy about the recently divorced and newly unemployed Britt-Marie. The only two available jobs in Borg is as a cleaning lady or a football coach. She ses little other possibility than finding her whistle and football...
23 June, 1998: The streets of Norway are empty. A nation is holding its collective breath. On the grass in Marseille Kjetil Rekdal puts the ball on the mark. Brazilian keeper Claudio Taffarel watches the Norwegian from his position outside the goal. On the TV, the voice of Arne Scheie sounds: "Now, Kjetil Rekdal. The most important penalty in the history of Norwegian football..." See the documentary about Egil "Drillo" Olsen and his crew.
Some football teams are more than mere teams. From the humble beginnings during the industrialist 1800s of Old Trafford, Busby Babes and the Ferguson-era The Red Devils have been the irresistible dream factory gathering most supporters and with the biggest progress of them all. Follow the story of Manchester United in this documentary, told by the biggest of them all - Eric Cantona.
Football talent Fabrice from Rwanda decides to be present at the opening ceremony of the Football World Cup in South-Africa. Byt mistake, he and his mate takes a wrong turn, and face a journey of 4828 km through the politically unstable continent to reach the ceremony in time.
All football fans know Messi, Neymar, Alves, Piqué, Xavi and Suárez. The club has fans all over the world, and all young footballers dream of playing in the same way, and most of all for FC Barcelona. Barca Dreams is a film for everyone who loves to see great moments of football - over and over again.
Diego Maradona is a man of the people who succeeded in lifting himself from humble beginnings to world fame. He has faced adversity to eventually become a hero and a living legend. The director of the film and Maradona become close, and he reveals unknown details from his adventurous life in this film directed by Emir Kusturica. (Watch also the documentary Diego Maradona).
Published: 18/06/2025 Last updated: 18/06/2025
