Movie · Comedy · Drama

A brutal satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches. The National Football League refused to help in the production of this movie, suggesting it may have been too near the truth for comfort. From the novel by former NFL player Peter Gent.

2001 · 2h 0m
Director Ted Kotcheff

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North Dallas Forty

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A brutal satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches. The National Football League refused to help in the production of this movie, suggesting it may have been too near the truth for comfort. From the novel by former NFL player Peter Gent.

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Average 7.3
Reviews 27
Fresh 23
Rotten 4

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
2001
Run Time
2 hr
Rated
Pere/L
Region of Origin
United States
© 2000 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.