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Friday Night Lights

2004 film by Peter Berg
Movie film Q1156648
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Summary

Friday Night Lights is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,585 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Best Sports Movie ESPY Award[3]
  • Director: Peter Berg[4]
  • Screenwriter: Peter Berg[5], H. G. Bissinger[6]
  • Composer: Brian Reitzell[7], David Torn[8], Explosions in the Sky[9]
  • Genre: drama film[10], action film[11], American football film[12]
  • Based on: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream[13]
  • Cast member: Billy Bob Thornton[14], Derek Luke[15], Jay Hernandez[16], Lucas Black[17], Garrett Hedlund[18], Tim McGraw[19], Lee Thompson Young[20], Connie Britton[21], Amber Heard[22], DeWayne Patmon[23], Evan Bernard[24], Katherine Willis[25], Kippy Brown[26], Marco Perella[27]
  • Producer: Brian Grazer[28]
  • Production company: Imagine Entertainment[29]
  • Director of photography: Tobias A. Schliessler[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Friday Night Lights – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 82%[34], 7.1/10[35], 70/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: October 6, 2004[39]
  • Sport: American football[40]
  • Distributed by: Universal Pictures[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: Texas[43]
  • Official website: http://www.fridaynightlightsmovie.com/[44]
  • Filming location: Kansas[45]
  • Film editor: David Rosenbloom[46]
  • Nominated for: Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Drama[47], Best Sports Movie ESPY Award[48]
  • Executive producer: James Whitaker[49]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Friday Night Lights's after a work by is recorded as H. G. Bissinger[50].

Why It Matters

Friday Night Lights has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Friday Night Lights receive?

Honors received include Best Sports Movie ESPY Award[3].

Related Entities

Amber Heard Billy Bob Thornton Connie Britton Derek Luke film Garrett Hedlund Kansas Lucas Black Netflix Peter Berg Texas Tim McGraw United States

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Numberguy6 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → Film/FridayNightLights
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 390022
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 37590
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2004-10-06T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Peter Berg, H. G. Bissinger
    Duration → {'amount': '+113'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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