20 movies like Possums, ordered by similarity : Friday Night Lights(2004), Rudy(1993), Invincible(2006), The Blind Side(2009), Mario(2018), 8th Round Pick(2020), Staying Together(1989), The Longshots(2008), Run the Race(2018), The Great Man Votes(1939), Brian Banks(2018), After the Storm(2016) ...
Drama
USA
1997
97 Minutes
Mac Davis Cynthia Sikes Greg Coolidge Andrew Prine Dennis Burkley Monica Lacy Jay Underwood Jerry Haynes Clive Revill J.W. Johnson Kyle Moody
radio personality football player son mayor townsperson heartwarming uplifting amusing oklahoma small town football field imagination football small-town life competition dreams deception underdog rise 1990s
Will Clark loves his job as radio announcer for the local high school football team, the Nowata Possums. He loves it so much that he continues announcing even after the town decides to ... See full summary »
Drama
Germany|USA
2004
117 Minutes
Billy Bob Thornton Derek Luke Jay Hernandez Lucas Black Garrett Hedlund Tim McGraw Connie Britton Lee Thompson Young Lee Jackson Grover Coulson Connie Cooper
coach football player townsperson girlfriend quarterback high-school student emotional winsome rousing football field locker room classroom texas football small-town life high school redemption ambition pride sports
Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.
Drama
USA
1993
113 Minutes
Sean Astin Ned Beatty Charles S. Dutton Robert Prosky Lili Taylor Jon Favreau Jason Miller Christopher Reed Greta Lind Scott Benjaminson Ron Dean
football player student father tutor best friend coach uplifting charming rousing university of notre dame indiana small town factory football college athletics ambition father/son relationship perseverance growing up underdog
Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
Biography, Drama
USA
2006
104 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Greg Kinnear Elizabeth Banks Kevin Conway Michael Rispoli Kirk Acevedo Dov Davidoff Michael Kelly Sal Darigo Nicoye Banks Turron Kofi Alleyne
bartender coach football player wife friend inspiring heartwarming philadelphia football field training area bar house football teamwork victory failed romance sports underdog rise transformation
Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
Drama, Biography
USA
2009
128 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Tim McGraw Quinton Aaron Jae Head Lily Collins Ray McKinnon Kim Dickens Adriane Lenox Kathy Bates Catherine Dyer Andy Stahl
student mother father son daughter coach inspiring uplifting endearing memphis, tenn. football field race relations social standing acceptance poverty football family sports discovery rise
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Drama, Romance, Gay & Lesbian
2018
119 Minutes
Max Hubacher Aaron Altaras Jessy Moravec Jürg Plüss Doro Müggler Andreas Matti Scherwin Amini Fabrizio Borsani Julian Koechlin
football player team member football coach friend lover moving emotional football field football game germany locker room coming out sports football career love gay couple discovery growing up love
Two young football players are caught between the politics of the game and their growing feelings for each other.
Drama
USA
2020
101 Minutes
Daniel Contois Ali Froid Jacob Hasting Tim Ross
football player coach agent girlfriend inspiring uplifting emotional engaging football field motel room house street football draft injury dreams fall pursuit sacrifice underdog
Arriving home from the NFL draft Austin Aimes is a broken man returning to a broken town and a celebration he won't receive. As a top rated college quarterback it seemed Austin had a lock ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1989
91 Minutes
Sean Astin Stockard Channing Melinda Dillon Jim Haynie Levon Helm Dinah Manoff Dermot Mulroney Tim Quill Keith Szarabajka Daphne Zuniga
father mother brother son older brother younger brother emotional heartwarming amusing small town restaurant family business life lessons coming of age father/son relationship mother/son relationship brotherhood growing up 1980s
The complacent life of three small town brothers is shattered when their father sells the family business from under them.
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.
Drama
USA
2018
101 Minutes
Tanner Stine Kristoffer Polaha Evan Hofer Kelsey Reinhardt Mario Van Peebles Mykelti Williamson Frances Fisher Jake McEntire Caleb Castille Caleb Emery Gianna Simone
football player high-school student brother coach nurse family member heartwarming emotional touching inspiring positive football field high school hospital track house athletic competition football injury love
Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining - but ultimately strengthening - the bonds of brotherhood.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
70 Minutes
John Barrymore Peter Holden Virginia Weidler Donald MacBride William Demarest Katharine Alexander Bennie Bartlett Brandon Tynan Elisabeth Risdon Granville Bates Luis Alberni
professor daughter son teacher mayor political boss engaging bleak heartwarming uplifting small town college household office family political corruption education small-town life self-esteem transformation
In 1923, Gregory Vance, a widower with two children, is a former scholar who has turned from book-to-bottle. He works, slightly, as a night-watchman and his children, who know him for what ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
USA
2018
99 Minutes
Aldis Hodge Greg Kinnear Sherri Shepherd Melanie Liburd Tiffany Dupont Gino Vento Xosha Roquemore Mystie Smith Jose Miguel Vasquez Dorian Missick Monique Grant
football player convict wrongly accused police officer assistant district attorney family member inspiring emotional confident moving football field house prison courtroom law office wrongfully accused shattered dreams wrongful conviction imprisonment self-confidence
A football player's dreams to play in the NFL are halted when he is wrongly convicted and sent to prison. Years later, he fights to clear his name within an unjust system.
Drama
Japan
2016
117 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yôko Maki Kirin Kiki Taiyô Yoshizawa
private detective family estranged father son mother mourner brooding charming emotional inspiring moving rousing japan town detective agency home family relationships second chance determination
After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
Drama
USA
1931
86 Minutes
Wallace Beery Jackie Cooper Irene Rich Roscoe Ates Edward Brophy Hale Hamilton Jesse Scott Marcia Mae Jones
boxer son mother stepfather horse emotional heartwarming moving melodramatic mexico boxing ring tijuana father/son relationship boxing redemption alcoholism separation mother/son relationship love fall
An alcoholic ex-boxer struggles to provide a good living for his son.
Drama
USA
1991
129 Minutes
Vincent Spano Joe Morton Tony Lo Bianco Anthony Sarrero Barbara Williams John Sayles Angela Bassett Chris Cooper Gloria Foster Josh Mostel David Strathairn
contractor son father politician mayor homeless person emotional tense new jersey city inner-city life corruption urban poverty real estate father/son relationship law enforcement wretched excess underdog 1990s
An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1972
90 Minutes
Earl Holliman Johnny Whitaker George Spell Lew Ayres Godfrey Cambridge Pat Crowley Beah Richards Clifton James
dog trainer son best friend dog neighbor mother uplifting positive touching plantation veterinarian's office field friendship father/son relationship race dogs hunting competition underdog growing up
In this touching adventure, a remake of the popular 1940 film, two Georgia boys ignore their racial differences to team up and befriend a feral bird dog, whom they train to participate in a field trials.
Drama
USA|Canada
2016
133 Minutes
Denzel Washington Viola Davis Stephen McKinley Henderson Jovan Adepo Russell Hornsby Mykelti Williamson Saniyya Sidney Christopher Mele Leslie Boone Jason Silvis
sanitation worker son recruiter football player mother emotional engaging heartwarming touching american south house backyard bar failure family dysfunction success dreams deferred illiteracy escape growing up
A working-class African-American father tries to raise his family in the 1950s, while coming to terms with the events of his life.
Kids & Family, Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
1998
90 Minutes
Kevin Zegers Cynthia Stevenson Gregory Harrison Nora Dunn Perry Anzilotti Robert Costanzo Tim Conway Dick Martin Shayn Solberg Suzanne Ristic Alyson MacLaren
teenager dog boyfriend mother veterinarian russian amusing heartwarming football field house circus washington state mother/son relationship animal tricks kidnapping jealousy football human-animal friendship growing up rescue
Story of a golden retriever who can play football.
Other, Drama
Italy
2011
90 Minutes
Timothy Spall Brenda Blethyn Celia Imrie Mel Smith Joseph Phillips Jassa Ahluwalia Elijah Baker Janet Dibley Ellie Greenwood Angus Harrison
boy son mother brother teacher emotional heartwarming mushy tender uplifting england hospital school church street house mother/son relationship dreams angels christmas
The life of medieval author Christine de Pizan (Amanda Sandrelli).
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.
Drama
USA
2008
110 Minutes
Chris Pine Hal B. Klein Alan Rickman Jean-Michel Richaud Dennis Farina Bill Pullman Kirk Baily Freddy Rodriguez Rachael Taylor Bradley Whitford Eliza Dushku
vintner winemaker son foreman beautiful woman amusing heartwarming endearing napa valley, calif. winery paris vineyard wine father/son relationship family business culture clash contest small-town life underdog rise
The story of the early days of California wine making featuring the now infamous, blind Paris wine tasting of 1976 that has come to be known as "Judgment of Paris".