Friday Night Lights

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A genuine stand-up-and-cheer movie about a courageous high school football team's fight to fulfill their destiny and live their dream, Friday Night Lights is "unforgettable and real!" (Larry King) Billy Bob Thornton stars in a true American story of how one legendary Texas town made hope come alive under the exhilarating glare of Friday Night Lights! "One of the greatest sports stories ever told" (Sports Illustrated) is now "one of the greatest sports movies ever made!" (Larry King)

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Release:

2004

Running Time:

113 min

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Contains moderate violence and sex

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Director:

Peter Berg

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Joanne Peacock
A well acted series that avoids high school film…
06 December 2008
I’m always a bit unsure of docu-dramas such as this, in particular based around ‘high school’, and fear that they are somewhat vacuous and exploitative. However, Friday Night Lights has pleasantly surprised me to say the least, and it is a must see series. The premise is based around football, but it is about so much more than that, and intelligently deals with all high school issues without demeaning on condescending the story or the viewer. Friday Night Lights involves cheating, drug abuse, love affairs, infidelity, disability, and prejudices among many more, all cerebrally dealt with. Whether or not you enjoy football, you should watch this series for the clever story interpretations and the wondrous acting.
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Japhet Balaban
Having read the book, this adaptation is even be…
27 May 2008
Having read the book, this adaptation is even better. Where the book got lost at times in secondary characters, the film really stays true to the central characters on the football team and their role in the town itself. Both exciting and heartbreaking, this is one of the better American Football movies with Billy Bob on fine form. If you liked Remember the Titans, you'll definitely like this.
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