20 movies like College Coach, ordered by similarity : Rise and Shine(1941), Navy Blue and Gold(1937), Necessary Roughness(1991), Trouble Along the Way(1953), The Waterboy(1998), Life Begins in College(1937), Horse Feathers(1932), Pigskin Parade(1936), Daddy Long Legs(1919), Life of the Party(2018), College(1927), Hold That Co-ed(1938) ...
Comedy
USA
1933
75 Minutes
football player college student football coach wife college president husband rousing inspiring emotional university football field household classroom restaurant ethics college athletics college life marital problems infidelity football
Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Robert Young James Stewart Florence Rice Lionel Barrymore Billie Burke Tom Brown Samuel S. Hinds Paul Kelly Frank Albertson Barnett Parker Minor Watson
cadet football player student roommate naval officer coach spirited patriotic rousing naval academy maryland football field football college navy family history secret sports quest rivalry
Three young men, with a common fondness for football, become roommates the at United States Naval Academy where they experience its rules and traditions.
Comedy
USA
1991
108 Minutes
Scott Bakula Héctor Elizondo Robert Loggia Harley Jane Kozak Larry Miller Sinbad Fred Dalton Thompson Rob Schneider Jason Bateman Andrew Bryniarski Duane Davis
football player coach college student quarterback professor girlfriend hilarious lighthearted texas college football field football team college competition sports quest transformation underdog 1990s
Due to NCAA sanctions, the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos must form a football team from their actual student body, with no scholarships to help, to play their football schedule.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
110 Minutes
John Wayne Donna Reed Charles Coburn Tom Tully Sherry Jackson Marie Windsor Tom Helmore Dabbs Greer Leif Erickson Douglas Spencer Lester Matthews
coach daughter ex-wife priest football player social worker melodramatic rousing charming college new york city pool hall courtroom college athletics financial crisis trial custody father/daughter relationship football sports
An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
Comedy
USA
1998
88 Minutes
Adam Sandler Kathy Bates Henry Winkler Fairuza Balk Jerry Reed Larry Gilliard Jr. Blake Clark Rob Schneider Robert Kokol Clint Howard Al Whiting
angry man mother football coach ex-convict rival football player amusing endearing louisiana stadium house hospital lake college football mother/son relationship bullying anger championship teamwork
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
Comedy
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Al Ritz Harry Ritz Jimmy Ritz Joan Davis Tony Martin Gloria Stuart Fred Stone Nat Pendleton Dick Baldwin Joan Marsh
student coach athlete girlfriend brother lighthearted spirited madcap college football field classroom football big break scandal secret underdog discovery rivalry 1930s
When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so they can keep the football coach rumor has it the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.
Comedy
USA
1932
70 Minutes
Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Zeppo Marx Thelma Todd David Landau Robert Greig Nat Pendleton
professor college president college student football player bootlegger marx brothers hilarious madcap college football field speakeasy college athletics education father/son relationship rivalry 1930s
Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley University, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against the rival Darwin University.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1936
95 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Patsy Kelly Jack Haley Johnny Downs Betty Grable Arline Judge Dixie Dunbar Judy Garland
coach student athlete wife communist sister lighthearted amusing charming yale stadium texas college football unlikely hero mix-up sports underdog rivalry quest
Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1919
85 Minutes
Mary Pickford Milla Davenport Percy Haswell Fay Lemport Mahlon Hamilton Lillian Langdon Betty Bouton Audrey Chapman Marshall Neilan Carrie Clark Ward Wesley Barry
orphan suitor wealthy man emotional touching boarding school college america love triangle love college love forbidden love mystery growing up 1910s
An orphan discovers that she has an anonymous benefactor who is willing to pay her college tuition, unaware he's the same man who has been romantically pursuing her.
Comedy
USA
2018
105 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Gillian Jacobs Maya Rudolph Julie Bowen Matt Walsh Molly Gordon Stephen Root Jacki Weaver Adria Arjona Luke Benward Jessie Ennis
husband housewife daughter college student frat boy roommate hilarious quirky amusing emotional touching college house dorm bathroom party library starting over college mother/daughter relationship
After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.
Comedy
1927
65 Minutes
Buster Keaton Anne Cornwall Flora Bramley Harold Goodwin Grant Withers Buddy Mason Snitz Edwards Carl Harbaugh Sam Crawford Florence Turner Lee Barnes
scholar pretty woman jock dean coach mother madcap hilarious endearing playful college los angeles coliseum restaurant soda shop dorm river college life love triangle sports unrequited love
To impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall), a bookworm (Buster Keaton) goes out for baseball and crew.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1938
80 Minutes
John Barrymore George Murphy Joan Davis Marjorie Weaver Jack Haley George Barbier Ruth Terry Donald Meek Johnny Downs Paul Hurst
governor coach wrestler student young woman amusing endearing playful american south stadium government offices field college unlikely hero football politics rivalry underdog discovery 1930s
While running for governor a politician aids a needy college by plotting to assure victory for their football team. Though to be a parody of Huey Long and his machine.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
120 Minutes
Nick Nolte Mac Davis Charles Durning Dayle Haddon Bo Svenson Steve Forrest G.D. Spradlin Dabney Coleman Savannah Boucher Marshall Colt Guich Koock
athlete football player coach jock dark gritty brash dallas football field football hunting drugs corruption ambition teamwork sports rise fall rivalry 1970s
A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
94 Minutes
Ice Cube Keke Palmer Tasha Smith Jill Marie Jones Dash Mihok Miles Chandler
teen girl uncle coach football player father inspiring amusing emotional illinois small town football field football family teamwork coming of age sports underdog growing up love 2000s
The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
C. Thomas Howell Sean Patrick Thomas Malik Yoba K.D. Aubert Meta Golding Golden Brooks Lew Temple Erica Michelle Ainsley Bailey Junie Hoang Billy Sorrells
teen girl best friend poet father confident endearing inspiring house neighborhood city college aspirations college cultural differences growing up discovery growing up love pursuit transformation
Inspired by true events and shot on location in New Orleans, LA. GEMMA BROWN and MARNI WILKINS and their families have been best friends since they were babies. At five, when Marni lost her... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
102 Minutes
Ben Stiller Michael Sheen Jenna Fischer Luke Wilson Jemaine Clement Austin Abrams Shazi Raja Mike White Kenny Wong
father high-school student wife college buddy dean emotional endearing heartwarming inspiring house car college harvard university restaurant hotel room midlife crisis college admission family ties career vs. family growing up
A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.
Biography, Drama
USA|Germany
2008
129 Minutes
Dennis Quaid Rob Brown Clancy Brown Omar Benson Miller Charles S. Dutton Darrin Dewitt Henson Nelsan Ellis Nicole Beharie
college student football player coach teammate uplifting engaging new york state college football field football college civil rights racism heisman trophy sports transformation quest 1950s
A drama based on the life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston James Anderson Joe Harrington Brooks Benedict Hazel Keener Pat Harmon Charles Stevenson Oscar Smith Grady Sutton
college graduate football player fool hilarious quirky inspiring lighthearted america campus football field silent movies comedy college athletics college underdog transformation 1920s
A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.
Romance, Comedy
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Hugh Grant Marisa Tomei Bella Heathcote Allison Janney J.K. Simmons Chris Elliott Aja Naomi King Annie Q Andrew Keenan-Bolger Karen Pittman Maggie Geha
teacher screenwriter single mother student amusing heartwarming passionate college new york college campus home romance teaching college new job new love change transformation quest love
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.