

Friday Night Lights
2004 · Movie · 1h 58m · PG-13
Drama
"Hope comes alive on Friday nights."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
82%
Metacritic
70/100
Key crew
- Peter BergDirector
- David Aaron CohenScreenplay
- Peter BergScreenplay
- David TornOriginal Music Composer
- Brian ReitzellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Billy Bob ThorntonCoach Gary Gaines
- Lucas BlackMike Winchell
- Garrett HedlundDon Billingsley
- Derek LukeBoobie Miles
- Jay HernandezBrian Chavez
- Lee JacksonIvory Christian
- Lee Thompson YoungChris Comer
- Tim McGrawCharles Billingsley
- Grover CoulsonL.V. Miles
- Connie BrittonSharon Gaines
- Connie CooperMrs. Winchell
- Kasey StevensFlippy
Stills
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Themes
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