Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

2004 · 118 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.9 (656 votes)
Dir. Peter Berg · Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lee Jackson · Music David Torn

“Hope comes alive on Friday nights.”

Drama

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.

VIBE

This film captures the raw, sweaty intensity of small-town Texas football. It's a deeply human drama about pressure, dreams, and the crushing weight of expectation, all set against the backdrop of Friday night lights.

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