If You Liked The Express, Watch These Next
Finished The Express (2008) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like The Express, most of them are drama.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.We Are Marshall(2006)
6.9DramaHistoryAlso drama
When a plane crash claims the lives of members of the Marshall University football team and some of its fans, the team's new coach and his surviving players try to keep the football program alive.
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2.My All American(2015)
7.0DramaAlso drama
Freddie Steinmark, an underdog on the gridiron, faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.
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4.Rudy(1993)
7.3DramaHistoryAlso drama
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems. His grades were a little low, his athletic skills were poor, and he was only half the size of the other players. But he had the drive and the spirit of 5…
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5.When the Game Stands Tall(2014)
6.7DramaAlso drama
A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.
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6.Invincible(2006)
7.0DramaHistoryAlso drama
Inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a man with nothing to lose who ignored the staggering odds and made his dream come true. When the coach of Papale's beloved hometown football team hosted an unprecedented open tryout, the public consensus was that it was a waste of time – no one good enough to play…
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7.Friday Night Lights(2004)
6.9DramaAlso 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…
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10.American Underdog(2021)
7.1DramaFamilyAlso drama
The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
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11.Radio(2003)
7.4DramaAlso drama
In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But…
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13.Rise(2022)
7.6DramaAlso drama
After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and…
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14.Call Me Crazy: A Five Film(2013)
7.0DramaAlso drama
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
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15.Queen of the Ring(2025)
6.8HistoryDramaAlso drama
In a time when pro wrestling for women was illegal all over the country, a small town single mother embraces the danger to change culture as she dominates America's most masculine sport to become the first million dollar female athlete in history.
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16.Richard Jewell(2019)
7.4DramaHistoryCrimeAlso drama
Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a concert, only to be falsely suspected of the crime by sloppy FBI work and sensational media coverage.
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17.Tyson's Run(2022)
7.7DramaAlso drama
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning…
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18.Concussion(2015)
7.1DramaAlso drama
A dramatic thriller based on the incredible true David vs. Goliath story of American immigrant Dr. Bennet Omalu, the brilliant forensic neuropathologist who made the first discovery of CTE, a football-related brain trauma, in a pro player and fought for the truth to be known. Omalu's emotional quest puts him at…
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19.The Blind Side(2009)
7.7DramaAlso drama
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
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20.Glory Road(2006)
7.4DramaHistoryAlso drama
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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