Discover For you Watchlist Search Ask

Loading…

Good stories. Your taste.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Ratings from IMDb. IMDb is a registered trademark of IMDb.com, Inc.

Designed for Sweden · SE · Brand
Streaming availability from JustWatch.

Discover For you Ask Search Watchlist

Necessary Roughness poster

A STAN DRAGOTI FILM

Necessary Roughness

19911h 48mPG-13Movie

Comedy

IMDb6.2/ 10 · 14.1K votes

THIS GANG OF LONERS, LOONIES AND LOSERS ARE ABOUT TO BECOME SOMETHING THEY'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE... A TEAM.

When the Texas State University Fightin' Armadillos football team is disqualified for cheating and poor grades, the University is forced to pick from a team that actually goes to school. Will they even win a single game?

Funny
Feel-good
Quirky
Sports
Underdog
School

Pace: Brisk
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for a group of friends, teens and a comfort rewatch. Contains strong language and sexual content.

DirectorStan Dragoti

FormatFeature film

TMDB5.5 / 10

Seen it?

Sign in to rate. Your honest reactions shape every recommendation.

Where to watch

Not streaming in Sweden right now.

Availability from JustWatch

The people behind the story

Top cast

Scott BakulaPaul Blake

Robert LoggiaCoach Wally Rig

Harley Jane KozakDr. Suzanne Carter

Larry MillerDean Phillip Elias

Héctor ElizondoCoach Ed Gennero

SinbadAndre Krimm

Fred ThompsonCarver Purcell

Rob SchneiderChuck Neiderman

More like this

Close in feeling, tone and story.

The Replacements poster

Movie

The Replacements

2000IMDb6.7

Division III: Football's Finest poster

Movie

Division III: Football's Finest

2011IMDb5.5

Varsity Blues poster

Movie

1999IMDb6.6

Major League poster

Movie

1989IMDb7.3

PCU poster

Movie

1994IMDb6.6

Blue Chips poster

Movie

1994IMDb6.3

Beer League poster

Movie

2006IMDb5.9

Any Given Sunday poster

Movie

Any Given Sunday

1999IMDb6.9

Ready to Rumble poster

Movie

Ready to Rumble

2000IMDb5.4

Inside Moves poster

Movie

1980IMDb7.0

The Program poster

Movie

1993IMDb6.5

Bull Durham poster

Movie

1988IMDb7.0

Mallrats poster

Movie

1995IMDb7.0

White Men Can't Jump poster

Movie

White Men Can't Jump

1992IMDb6.8

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story poster

Movie

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004IMDb6.7

Rookie of the Year poster

Movie

Rookie of the Year

1993IMDb6.2

Tuff Turf poster

Movie

1985IMDb6.0

Major Payne poster

Movie

1995IMDb6.3

Series with the same feel

A different format. A familiar feeling.

The Office poster

Series

2005–2013IMDb9.0

Rick and Morty poster

Series

2013–IMDb9.0

One Piece poster

Series

1999–IMDb9.0

Bluey poster

Series

2018–IMDb9.2

Panchayat poster

Series

2020–IMDb9.0

Leyla and Mecnun poster

Series

Leyla and Mecnun

2011–2023IMDb9.0

Kota Factory poster

Series

2019–IMDb9.0

Clarkson's Farm poster

Series

Clarkson's Farm

2021–IMDb9.0

TVF Pitchers poster

Series

2015–IMDb9.0

Gravity Falls poster

Series

2012–2016IMDb8.9

Only Fools and Horses poster

Series

Only Fools and Horses

1981–1991IMDb9.0

Friends poster

Series

1994–2004IMDb8.8