The 40 Best Football Movies to Stream

• Cast: James Caan, Billy Dee Williams
• Rating: G

Adapted from Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers’s autobiography, I Am Third, it tells the story of how he and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo (Sean Maher), formed an unlikely friendship after starting off as rivals during the civil rights era. “I grew up watching Brian’s Song on television repeats,” says PureWow senior editor Dana Dickey. “Entertainment Weekly calls it a “guy cry” movie and no wonder, it’s an incredibly touching weepie about a couple NFL players, one Black, one white, who become besties despite racial tensions in 1960s football culture and America overall. Then—wait for it—one guy is diagnosed with terminal cancer…really I’m getting choked up just thinking about James Caan and Billy Dee Williams in their roles as Chicago Bears.”