Friday Night Lights

"Hope comes alive on Friday nights."

2004 1h 58m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 653

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Hope comes alive on Friday nights.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Berg
Writers: David Aaron Cohen, Peter Berg
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Berg, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Torn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Rosenbloom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Billy Bob Thornton and Lucas Black and Garrett Hedlund carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hope comes alive on Friday nights.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0390022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Berg directs. Tobias A. Schliessler behind the camera. David Torn scores. David Rosenbloom cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Released 22 years ago.
2Directed by Peter Berg, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by David Torn. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor David Rosenbloom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Billy Bob Thornton and Lucas Black and Garrett Hedlund carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Hope comes alive on Friday nights.".
7IMDB entry: tt0390022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "high school", "based on novel or book", "sports", "american football".
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.