Friday Night Lights

Name: Friday Night Lights
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-10-08
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez

2004·Movie·PG-13·118 min·★ 6.9(634)

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“Hope comes alive on Friday nights.”

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.

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About Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights is a 2004 English-language drama film directed by Peter Berg. The cast is led by Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Starz Apple TV Channel, YouTube TV.

Friday Night Lights was produced by Imagine Entertainment, Friday Night Lights, and MDBF Filmgesellschaft mbH & Company KG and made in United States of America. It was released on October 8, 2004, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $61 million worldwide.

Director: Peter Berg
Writers: David Aaron Cohen, Peter Berg
Release date: October 8, 2004
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $61 million
Production: Imagine Entertainment, Friday Night Lights, MDBF Filmgesellschaft mbH & Company KG

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Friday Night Lights cast & crew

Friday Night Lights was directed by Peter Berg and written by David Aaron Cohen and Peter Berg.

The cast features Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gary Gaines, Lucas Black as Mike Winchell, Garrett Hedlund as Don Billingsley, Derek Luke as Boobie Miles, Jay Hernandez as Brian Chavez, and Lee Jackson as Ivory Christian.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by David Torn, cinematography is by Tobias A. Schliessler, and it was produced by Jim Whitaker and Brian Grazer.

Is Friday Night Lights worth watching?

Friday Night Lights holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 634 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Friday Night Lights is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Friday Night Lights

In United States, you can stream Friday Night Lights on Netflix, Starz Apple TV Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus, and Netflix Standard with Ads, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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