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Friday Night Lights (movie)

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Friday Night Lights is a 2004 American sports drama movie co-written and directed by Peter Berg. The movie is about the coach and players of a high school football team in Odessa, Texas. The movie is based on the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream (1990) by H. G. Bissinger.

The movie stars Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gary Gaines. Tim McGraw and Amber Heard also star in this movie.

A television series of the same name came out on October 3, 2006 on NBC. It is seen as one of the best high school movies ever made.[1][2]

References

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  1. "50 Best High School Movies". EW.com. May 14, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  2. Friday Night Lights - October 08, 2004.