Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Paterno

If you loved Paterno, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Program

The Program

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paterno for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking...

#2
National Champions

National Champions

2021★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paterno for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A star quarterback ignites a players’ strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality, and respect for the athletes who put their...

#3
The Longshots

The Longshots

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paterno for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history....

#4
Cheaters

Cheaters

2000★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paterno for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition....

#5
Love on the Sidelines

Love on the Sidelines

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paterno for fans of TV Movie. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A down-on-her-luck young woman who falls into a job as a personal assistant to a star quarterback sidelined with an injury. He's never had a female assistant before and she knows n...

#6
Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Paterno for fans of Drama & TV Movie. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote....

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