Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

2004

Peter Berg directs this gritty but heartwarming tale, based on a book by H.G. Bissinger, that chronicles the efforts of Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton), the coach of a local football team in small-town Odessa, Texas, to propel his squad to the state championships. But the path to glory is paved with racial and economic strife, and the coach must help his players navigate through the maze so they can play like winners.

Hope comes alive

JBscale
78
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Sport
Length
1 hr. 58 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 8, 2004
US Box Office
$61,188,085 (#1481 of 7074)
Global Office
$61,950,770 (#2221 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Language, Rough Sports Action, Sexual Content, Teen Partying, Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
January 6, 2009
Acquired Date
February 1, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
Watched without a recoreded date.

Actors

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Derek Luke
Derek Luke
Jay Hernandez
Jay Hernandez
Lucas Black
Lucas Black
Garrett Hedlund
Garrett Hedlund
Lee Jackson
Lee Jackson
Lee Thompson Young
Lee Thompson Young
Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Grover Coulson
Grover Coulson
Connie Britton
Connie Britton
Connie Cooper
Connie Cooper
Kasey Stevens
Kasey Stevens
Ryanne Duzich
Ryanne Duzich
Amber Heard
Amber Heard
Morgan Farris
Morgan Farris
Laine Kelly
Laine Kelly
Gavin Grazer
Gavin Grazer
Turk Pipkin
Turk Pipkin

Directors

Peter Berg
Peter Berg
Josh Pate
Josh Pate

Producers

Brian Grazer
Brian Grazer

Writers

David Aaron Cohen
David Aaron Cohen
Peter Berg
Peter Berg

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh Certified
82%
Tomatometer
173 votes
RT Fresh Certified
85%
Popcornmeter
6,942 votes
METASCORE
70
35 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
68,183 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media