5 football films to catch and 5 to punt

The Big Game is coming, here are 5 football films to watch and 5 to ignore

By Peter Scobel | February 7, 2022 | 8:53pm

Film Video Punt

Your browser does not support the video.

More from A.V. Club

Join the discussion...

Latest

tv Riverdale's Madelaine Petsch is appalled you'd think she'd sleep with a co-worker By Mary Kate Carr September 17, 2025 | 4:49pm
film The Summer I Turned Pretty isn't over after all By Emma Keates September 17, 2025 | 4:20pm
tv The Summer I Turned Pretty ends (for now) on a beautiful, slightly unsatisfying note By Saloni Gajjar September 17, 2025 | 4:00pm
news MSNBC and NBC to begin separating news operations next month By Emma Keates September 17, 2025 | 2:55pm
tv South Park didn't finish this week's episode in time By Mary Kate Carr September 17, 2025 | 2:07pm
film Swiped charts the rise of Tinder and the arc of millennial feminism By Caroline Siede September 17, 2025 | 2:00pm
tv Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning will meet again in A24's courtroom By Emma Keates September 17, 2025 | 1:31pm
tv Posh Spice claims she used to be awkward and uncool in Victoria Beckham trailer By Mary Kate Carr September 17, 2025 | 12:43pm
tv Gen V returns with bloody black humor and depressingly timely plotlines By Manuel Betancourt September 17, 2025 | 12:00pm
film Paul Thomas Anderson leads Leonardo DiCaprio to one of his best performances in One Battle After Another By Jesse Hassenger September 17, 2025 | 12:00pm
film Paul Rudd and Jack Black attempt to reboot Anaconda in trailer for Anaconda reboot By Emma Keates September 17, 2025 | 11:39am
news Ben & Jerry are breaking up By Mary Kate Carr September 17, 2025 | 11:13am
film Israel may defund own film awards after movie about Palestine wins top prize By Emma Keates September 17, 2025 | 10:03am
tv Sterlin Harjo and Ethan Hawke kill it in FX's comedy noir The Lowdown By Jenna Scherer September 17, 2025 | 10:00am
film Amy Poehler would like to see more comedy representation at the Oscars By Mary Kate Carr September 17, 2025 | 9:34am
film Cult Of Criterion: Born In Flames By Jacob Oller September 17, 2025 | 7:00am
tv The Morning Show renewed for season five By Matt Schimkowitz September 17, 2025 | 12:33am
tv Alien: Earth turns the Xenomorph into Wendy's plaything in a shaky penultimate hour By Matt Schimkowitz September 16, 2025 | 9:03pm
tv What to watch on Hulu: The best shows streaming right now By The A.V. Club September 16, 2025 | 7:56pm
film AI pro takes a seat on Paramount board By Matt Schimkowitz September 16, 2025 | 7:43pm
aux TikTok ban delayed again, one day before time runs out By Matt Schimkowitz September 16, 2025 | 6:33pm
music Elton John had his kneecaps baked, polished, and turned into jewelry By Emma Keates September 16, 2025 | 5:03pm
aux Today in "What the hell, sure": LimeWire acquires Fyre Festival By Mary Kate Carr September 16, 2025 | 4:48pm
news Disney, NBCUniversal, and Warner Bros. re-team to sue Chinese AI firm By Emma Keates September 16, 2025 | 4:05pm
aux YouTube will protect creators' faces with "likeness detection" tool By Mary Kate Carr September 16, 2025 | 2:38pm
film Sydney Sweeney can't clean Amanda Seyfried's mess in twisty The Housemaid trailer By Emma Keates September 16, 2025 | 1:54pm
news Read This: Mark Zuckerberg's Meta super PAC can pour basically unlimited funds into CA elections By Mary Kate Carr September 16, 2025 | 12:55pm
tv Tony Todd's widow expresses disappointment about Emmys in memoriam omission By Emma Keates September 16, 2025 | 12:35pm
film Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell's twee Big Bold Beautiful Journey depends on chemistry By Jesse Hassenger September 16, 2025 | 12:00pm
news Donald Trump files $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times By Mary Kate Carr September 16, 2025 | 11:27am
film Madelaine Petsch does You've Got Mail with cars in Maintenance Required trailer By Emma Keates September 16, 2025 | 11:01am
film Ice Cube shot War Of The Worlds in COVID isolation with no director By Emma Keates September 16, 2025 | 10:51am
news Ted Sarandos thought the pitch for streaming entertainment "sounded nuts" By Mary Kate Carr September 16, 2025 | 10:04am
film Spinal Tap II, like so many comedy sequels, succumbs to nostalgic respectability By Matt Schimkowitz September 16, 2025 | 10:00am
film, news R.I.P. Robert Redford, beloved leading man and Sundance founder By Jacob Oller September 16, 2025 | 8:50am
tv Slow Horses widens its spotlight (and turns down the emotional drama) in season 5 By Tim Lowery September 16, 2025 | 3:00am
tv HBO Max acquires scripted series inspired by October 7 attack in Israel By Mary Kate Carr September 15, 2025 | 9:36pm
news R.I.P. Pat Crowley, Please Don't Eat The Daisies and Port Charles star By Mary Kate Carr September 15, 2025 | 8:08pm
tv Casey Bloys teases HBO slate with upcoming release dates for Industry, Euphoria, and more By Mary Kate Carr September 15, 2025 | 6:56pm
tv The 2025 Emmys drew highest ratings in four years By Mary Kate Carr September 15, 2025 | 6:40pm