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Friday Night Lights

20041h 58mDrama
directed by Peter Berg

“Hope comes alive on Friday nights.”

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6.9 / 10
638 votes
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7.2 / 10
70,489 votes
Metacritic
70 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
82%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton·Coach Gary Gaines
Lucas Black·Mike Winchell
Garrett Hedlund·Don Billingsley
Derek Luke·Boobie Miles
Jay Hernandez·Brian Chavez
Lee Jackson·Ivory Christian
Lee Thompson Young·Chris Comer
Tim McGraw·Charles Billingsley
Grover Coulson·L.V. Miles
Connie Britton·Sharon Gaines