Leatherheads

About Leatherheads

A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football.

Leatherheads is a 2008 comedy romance film directed by George Clooney. It runs 114 minutes and was released in March 2008.

The film is filed under hero, american football, game, and success.

George Clooney takes the lead as Jimmy 'Dodge' Connelly, Renée Zellweger as Lexie Littleton, John Krasinski as Carter Rutherford, and Wayne Duvall as Coach Frank Ferguson. The screenplay is by Duncan Brantley and Rick Reilly. Produced by Smokehouse Pictures. It streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States.

First Blood, Jerry Maguire, and Friday Night Lights make useful companions to Leatherheads, all filed under police. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 517 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.