Friday Night Lights (2004) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	October 8, 2004
On DVD:	January 18, 2005
Genre:	Drama, Sports
Director:	Peter Berg
Writer:	David Aaron Cohen, Peter Berg
Cast:	Billy Bob Thornton, Jay Hernandez, Tim McGraw, Lucas Black, Derek Luke, Lee Thompson Young, Connie Britton
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Official site:	fridaynightlightsmovie.com
Running Time:	117 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action

From Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment and based on the best-selling book about high school football by H.G. Bissinger, "Friday Night Lights" chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, with football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, pastors, boosters, fans and families struggling with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship. A town for sale, Odessa, Texas has seen better days--the financial bust evident in...

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The latest football story to be told on the big screen, Friday Night Lights pounds, slams and drills its way to the end zone, but the final score falls short of "the greatest sports story ever told." Full movie review »