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69% Critic Match
Friday Night Lights
“Hope comes alive on Friday nights.”
6.9 / 10• 2004• 1h 58m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Cast & Crew
Billy Bob Thornton
Coach Gary Gaines
Lead
Lucas Black
Mike Winchell
Garrett Hedlund
Don Billingsley
Derek Luke
Boobie Miles
Jay Hernandez
Brian Chavez
LJ
Lee Jackson
Ivory Christian
Lee Thompson Young
Chris Comer
Tim McGraw
Charles Billingsley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Berg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Friday Night Lights is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
