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  • Friday Night Lights
  • Opened October 8, 2004 | Runtime:1 hr. 57 min.
  • PG-13
    thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. Read More
  • Based on a book by author H.G. Bissinger, the small and economically depraved town of Odessa, Texas obsesses over the local high school football team as a a means of escape.
  • Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund
  • Director: Peter Berg
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

Friday Night Lights Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    The Greatest Sports Movie Ever Made!

    This is the greatest sports movie ever.  It shows life in Texas Football Country and how a whole city is revolving around it.  A teer-jerker at the end.

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    Friday Night Lights Movie Review

    70 out of 100 On my opinion from other football dramas this isn't great, but not bad.

Friday Night Lights Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    One of the best football movies ever, Nights in the end celebrates the game.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The movie demonstrates the power of sports to involve us; we don't live in...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Thornton, giving a splendid, disciplined performance, seamlessly shapes his...

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk Honeycutt

    The film lets you get caught up in the excitement of this religion and the...

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