Angels in the Endzone

1997 • 87 min • Drama · Family · TV Movie

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Synopsis

The football team Jesse is on is terrible, and after the death of his father Jesse quits the team. Then angels come to help the team get better and nobody can see them but Jesse's little brother.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

44 reviews

0 Reviewers · 1 · 55%
56 Audience · 43 · 45%

A young boy whose football team is struggling receives supernatural help from angels that only his younger brother can see. This family-friendly TV movie combines sports drama with a touch of fantasy as the team strives for victory and the brothers navigate loss.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

A child deals with the recent death of his father.
Some mild thematic elements around grief.

What it models well

Teamwork and perseverance
Dealing with grief and loss
Belief and hope
Sibling support

Talk about it after

The importance of working together even when things are tough.
How different people cope with losing a loved one.
Believing in the unseen and having faith.
The power of family support.

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Top billed cast

Director: Gary Nadeau • Crew: Larry Mintz, Alan Eisenstock

Trailers & clips

Disney's Angels in the End Zone TV Movie Ad (1997) (windowboxed)

Reviewer notes

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
Boring, mainly thanks to its copied main premise from the first film of this remake trilogy. <em>'Angels in the Endzone'</em> is a lame watch. I do appreciate the switching up of the backstory for the sporting events, but even then they don't exactly create a fresh, new plotline or anything - it's hearty, but something we've all seen before. The simple change from baseball to American football isn't sufficient.…
r96sk, TMDB Community