- Release Date: 2004
- Runtime: 118 min
- Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
- Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke ... see all
- Director: Peter Berg, Josh Pate
- Plot: 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.
User Reviews
Read the book
Jan 04, 2009
baypacman - yahoo.com
Jan 04, 2009baypacman - yahoo.com
Friday Night Lights is one of my favorite sports books but it did not translate well to the big screen at all. This movie captures none of the atmosphere of High School football in rural Texas that was so vividly captured... Full review
Quite impressed.
Nov 01, 2008
raccoonlover89 - yahoo.com
Nov 01, 2008raccoonlover89 - yahoo.com
I was surprised that this film was set in the late 80s since many of the football films lately have been in the 50s and 60s. But it was still a similar premise of a team having to fight a hardship... Full review
friday night lights is no touchdown
Aug 03, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Aug 03, 2008dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
this is a movie just waiting to be booed it had its ups but mainly its downs it went to deep into peoples lifes that you couldnt fill the sense of football magic... Full review
Awesome!
Jul 19, 2008
metallica_846 - yahoo.com
Jul 19, 2008metallica_846 - yahoo.com
Hands down the best sports movie of all time. imo im also a big high school football fan, and if you love high school football this is for you.. I will never get tired of this movie ever!... Full review
I played F.B. in Odessa- Good ! but some B.S.
Jun 22, 2008
paulmss2 - yahoo.com
Jun 22, 2008paulmss2 - yahoo.com
Much of what this movie had to say was true but Hollywood has bent somethings around, as the book did, to make it all interesting. I had the great fortune to play under those lights in Odessa in the early '80's.... Full review
There is NUDITY
Feb 27, 2008
smile_rdm - yahoo.com
Feb 27, 2008smile_rdm - yahoo.com
There are flashes of bare breasts in this movie. It would have been a very good family film, good for bringing out many topics of discussion, but this alone kills the movie for me.... Full review
Excellent true story football excitement
Feb 17, 2008
minutemanky - yahoo.com
Feb 17, 2008minutemanky - yahoo.com
This was such a good movie, almost my favorite football movie next to "Remember the Titans". A powerful drama deplicting the mood of small town high school football. The story is told from the perspective of the players who have suspenseful... Full review
Friday Night Lights
Feb 16, 2008
codyaskme - yahoo.com
Feb 16, 2008codyaskme - yahoo.com
It is got to be one of the best football movies ive ever seen and what these boys did was amazing to lose their runningback and had an unbelievable story and if you like sports movies than you should see this... Full review
Friday Night Football Wins
Feb 16, 2008
redspyder1031 - yahoo.com
Feb 16, 2008redspyder1031 - yahoo.com
I especially loved the inner stories of this movie. The movie looked simple on the outside but had a very complex inner self. The camera angles accentuated the mood of the movie. This movie was a fast-paced film that accurately portrayed... Full review
good movie
Feb 10, 2008
ian_ice_emberton - yahoo.com
Feb 10, 2008ian_ice_emberton - yahoo.com
friday night lights was a great movie if you are a football fan you will not ant to miss out on this. its a very rare experience you get from movies... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 04, 2009DVD Town
Friday Night Lights" is a great football movie.....Friday Night Lights" is a good football movie.....I have always enjoyed a good football movie.....I´m not sure which film I would consider to be the best football movie.... ... Full Review
| Feb 02, 2009Bigpicturebigsound.com, NY
Still, some of the best extras are from previously released versions; the short on the real Permian Panthers and another on real-life nice guy Tim McGraw are worth a peek.
The story is interesting, but never delves into all of its characters.
... Full Review
| Jan 16, 2009eFluxMedia
Though Friday Night Lights doesn't enjoy a huge fan base
This show is a must watch, for those wanting to be entertained by an excellent plot and brilliant acting.
... Full Review
| Jan 16, 2009eFluxMedia
Though Friday Night Lights doesn't enjoy a huge fan base
This show is a must watch, for those wanting to be entertained by an excellent plot and brilliant acting.
... Full Review
| Jan 15, 2009Jam! Movies
But there is hope for "Friday Night Lights" and other excellent but low-rated programs.
A critic for The New York Times has written: "I love 'Friday Night Lights.
... Full Review
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2009-09-28
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2009-09-28
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