Friday Night Lights

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Friday Night Lights

"Hope comes alive on Friday nights."

2004

1h 58m

6.9(593 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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83 members

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Billy Bob Thornton

Coach Gary Gaines

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Lucas Black

Mike Winchell

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Garrett Hedlund

Don Billingsley

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Derek Luke

Boobie Miles

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Jay Hernandez

Brian Chavez

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Lee Jackson

Ivory Christian

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Lee Thompson Young

Chris Comer

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Tim McGraw

Charles Billingsley

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Grover Coulson

L.V. Miles

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Connie Britton

Sharon Gaines

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Connie Cooper

Mrs. Winchell

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Kasey Stevens

Flippy

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Ryanne Duzich

Melissa

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Amber Heard

Maria

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Morgan Farris

Jennifer Gaines

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Laine Kelly

Comer's Girlfriend

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Gavin Grazer

Trapper

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Turk Pipkin

Skip Baldwin

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Carey Windler

Dr. Rogers

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Tommy G. Kendrick

Odessa Doctor

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Brad Leland

John Aubrey

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Lillian Langford

Nancy Aubrey

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Christian Kane

Brian

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Buddy Hale

Booster

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Ken Farmer

Booster

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Marco Perella

Booster

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Eloise DeJoria

Booster

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Robert Weaver

Booster

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Katherine Willis

Booster Wife

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Angie Bolling

Booster Wife

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Charles Sanders

Buddy's Burger Manager

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Barry Sykes

Permian Play-by-Play Announcer

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Clay Kennedy

Permian Color Announcer

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Lewis B. Johnson

Carter Play-By-Play Announcer

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J.D. Hawkins

Carter Play-By-Play Announcer

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Bob Thomas

Slammin' Sammy

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Wade L. Johnston

Coach Miller

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Rick Herod

Coach McCutcheon

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Paul Wright

Coach Belew

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Julius Tennon

Coach James

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Dennis Hill

Coach Harper

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Timothy Walter

Coach Vonner

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Robert Scott Smith

Coach Smith

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Kenneth Plunk

Coach Plunk

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Josh Berry

Coach Campbell

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Branson Washburn

Coach Washburn

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David Johnson

Coach Johnson

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John Hayden

Permian Booth Coach

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Chris Palmer

Permian Booth Coach

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Kyle Scott Jackson

Carter Booth Coach

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C. Anthony Jackson

Carter Booth Coach

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Kippy Brown

Carter Booth Coach

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Cleveland "Chick" Harris

Carter Booth Coach

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Billy Melvin Thomas

Carter Assistant Coach

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Kam Hunt

Carter Assistant Coach

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Roy Williams

Midland Lee Assistant Coach

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Gary Mack Griffin

Midland High School Coach

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Randy Brinlee

Marshall Game Referee

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Dan Rankin

Cooper Game End Zone Official

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Timothy F. Crowley

Carter Game Referee

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Harvey L. Jeffries

Carter Game Official

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Tiki Davis

Carter Co-Captain Baird

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Everett Smith

Carter Quarterback Whitaker

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Ty Law

Carter Wide Receiver Graf

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Christopher Dahlberg

Clancy Kent

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Peter Harrell Jr.

C.C. Russeau

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Kevin Page

John Wilkins

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Brady Coleman

Jerald McClary

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Stephen Bishop

Loie Harris

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Bob Richardson

Marvin Edwards

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Crew

J. Mark Donaldson

State Trooper

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Aisha Schliessler

Cheerleader

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Directing

Evan Bernard

Drunk Driver

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Rutherford Cravens

Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter

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Wayne Hanawalt

Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter

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Brian Thornton

Recruiter

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Sam Austin

Recruiter

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Mark Nutter

Recruiter

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Jeff Gibbs

Journalist Jim

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Richard Dillard

Reporter

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Robert Flores

Reporter

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Terry Dale Parks

Skip Baldwin's Cameraman

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Lizzo

Background Band Member (uncredited)

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