Movies Like Touchback (2011)

Touchback is a 2011 drama, family, fantasy film from Don Handfield with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with 17 Again and Radio.

Drama Family Fantasy

17 Again

2009

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

6.3

MagicScore

Radio

2003

In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the way of the team's quest for a championship.

7.3

MagicScore

12 Mighty Orphans

2021

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

7.2

MagicScore

80 for Brady

2023

Four lifelong friends set out on an unforgettable journey to see their hero Tom Brady play in Super Bowl LI and witness one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, discovering that it's never too late to live life to the fullest. Inspired by a true story.

6.3

MagicScore

Remember the Titans

2000

After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he could be. The two men learn to overcome their differences and turn a group of hostile young men into champions.

7.6

MagicScore

When the Game Stands Tall

2014

A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

6.7

MagicScore

Varsity Blues

1999

In small-town Texas, high school football is a religion, 17-year-old schoolboys carry the hopes of an entire community onto the gridiron every Friday night. When star quarterback Lance Harbor suffers an injury, the Coyotes are forced to regroup under the questionable leadership of John Moxon, a second-string quarterback with a slightly irreverent approach to the game.

6.1

MagicScore

Guzaarish

2010

Ethan, a magician rendered paralyzed in an accident, sets off a furor when he makes a petition to the court to end his own life.

7.4

MagicScore

Summer Days with Coo

2007

A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.

7.8

MagicScore

#10

Back to Christmas

2014

Saddened about spending another Christmas alone, Ali meets Ginny, a quirky and spunky woman, at a diner on Christmas Eve. Ali tells Ginny that she was to be married on New Year's Eve last year, but over the course of the holidays she and her fiancé unexpectedly split. When Ali explains that she would do everything differently if she could go back in time, Ginny tells her that "sometimes people do get second chances." The following morning, Ali wakes up to find herself transported back to that Christmas before her planned wedding. While she sets out to avoid the mistakes of her past, she learns that changing the course of history is no easy task.

5.0

MagicScore

#11

When We First Met

2018

Using a magical photo booth that sends him back in time, Noah relives the night he met Avery over and over, trying to persuade her to fall for him.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

12 Dates of Christmas

2011

In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is magically given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times!

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Midnight in Paris

2011

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

7.5

MagicScore

#14

La Belle Époque

2019

Victor, a disillusioned 60-something whose marriage is on the rocks, opts to relive the week of his life when, 40 years earlier, he met his true love through a company that allows customers to return to the time period of their choosing.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

The Intouchables

2011

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.

8.3

MagicScore

#16

Case départ

2011

Two contempo Frenchmen of Antillean descent visit their ancestor's time as well as their land in the slavery-themed French era.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

The Pursuit of Happyness

2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

7.9

MagicScore

#18

Something the Lord Made

2004

A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.

7.8

MagicScore

#19

The Rainbow Troops

2008

A group of 10 students struggles with poverty and develop hopes for the future in Gantong Village on the farming and tin mining island of Belitung.

7.4

MagicScore

#20

The District

2004

In an effort to end family feuding, a young gypsy travels back in time to kill mammoths to ensure Hungary becomes rich by killing mammoths in order to create a massive oil reservoir. Things don't go entirely according to plan...

4.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Touchback?

The top films similar to Touchback by MovieMagicScore are 17 Again (6.3), Radio (7.3), 12 Mighty Orphans (7.2). Each shares drama/family/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Touchback worth watching?

Touchback holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 108 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Touchback?

Touchback (2011) is a drama, family, fantasy film directed by Don Handfield, starring Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynskey.

Where can I find more recommendations like Touchback?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Touchback

This ranked list pairs Touchback (2011), a drama and family and fantasy film from Don Handfield, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Brian Presley take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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