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1. Uncle Drew (2018)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

57 Metascore

An anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.

Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber

Votes: 15,730 | Gross: $42.47M

2. Coach Carter (2005)

PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

57 Metascore

Controversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.

Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Ri'chard, Rob Brown

Votes: 171,811 | Gross: $67.26M

3. Amateur (2018)

TV-MA | 96 min | Drama, Sport

A young basketball future star struggles with his personal life in pursuit of his dream.

Director: Ryan Koo | Stars: Michael Rainey Jr., Tekola Cornetet, Hanna Longo, Walter Anaruk

Votes: 5,050

4. Space Jam (1996)

PG | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

57 Metascore

In a desperate attempt to win a basketball match and earn their freedom, the Looney Tunes seek the aid of retired basketball champion, Michael Jordan.

Director: Joe Pytka | Stars: Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle, Manner Washington

Votes: 213,309 | Gross: $90.46M

5. Like Mike (2002)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

47 Metascore

A 13-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "MJ" inside them.

Director: John Schultz | Stars: Shad Moss, Jonathan Lipnicki, Morris Chestnut, Brenda Song

Votes: 22,545 | Gross: $51.43M

6. Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006 Video)

PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

Another young boy with 'hoop dreams' finds an old pair of Michael Jordan's sneakers and can suddenly play ball like the greatest player in the world.

Director: David Nelson | Stars: Jascha Washington, Kel Mitchell, Michael Beach, Brett Kelly

Votes: 3,128

7. Love & Basketball (2000)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

72 Metascore

Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard

Votes: 24,289 | Gross: $27.44M

8. Semi-Pro (2008)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Sport

47 Metascore

Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.

Director: Kent Alterman | Stars: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André 3000, Maura Tierney

Votes: 86,000 | Gross: $33.47M

9. The Basketball Diaries (1995)

R | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

46 Metascore

A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Director: Scott Kalvert | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio

Votes: 120,972 | Gross: $2.42M

10. Dear Basketball (2017)

Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Biography

An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's poem 'Dear Basketball'.

Director: Glen Keane | Star: Kobe Bryant

Votes: 6,063

11. White Men Can't Jump (1992)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Sport

65 Metascore

Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell

Votes: 98,224 | Gross: $76.25M

12. Kung Fu Dunk (2008)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Sport

Fang Shijie is found as a baby in the garbage and raised at a martial arts academy. With the help of a man, he gets into college and is promoted to the basketball championship as he searches for his real parents.

Director: Yen-Ping Chu | Stars: Jay Chou, Eric Tsang, Gang Wang, Charlene Choi

Votes: 3,728

13. Just Wright (2010)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

51 Metascore

A physical therapist falls for the basketball player she is helping recover from a career-threatening injury.

Director: Sanaa Hamri | Stars: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr.

Votes: 15,649 | Gross: $21.52M

14. He Got Game (1998)

R | 136 min | Drama, Sport

64 Metascore

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Milla Jovovich, Ray Allen, Rosario Dawson

Votes: 51,428 | Gross: $21.55M

15. Air Bud (1997)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.

Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 19,490 | Gross: $24.63M

16. Finding Forrester (2000)

PG-13 | 136 min | Drama

62 Metascore

Forrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin

Votes: 89,555 | Gross: $66.40M

17. Thunderstruck (I) (2012)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When Brian, a hopelessly uncoordinated young fan magically switches talents with his hero, basketball star Kevin Durant, he becomes the star of his high school team, while Kevin Durant suddenly can't make a shot to save his life.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Kevin Durant, Taylor Gray, Jim Belushi, Brandon T. Jackson

Votes: 5,885

18. Glory Road (2006)

PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

58 Metascore

In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.

Director: James Gartner | Stars: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols, Jon Voight

Votes: 48,809 | Gross: $42.64M

19. BASEketball (1998)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Sport

38 Metascore

Two childhood friends are pro athletes of a national sport called BASEketball, a hybrid of baseball and basketball, and must deal with a greedy businessman scheming against their team.

Director: David Zucker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar, Yasmine Bleeth

Votes: 66,371 | Gross: $6.94M

20. Above the Rim (1994)

R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Sport

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Director: Jeff Pollack | Stars: Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon, David Bailey

Votes: 17,082 | Gross: $16.04M

21. Blue Chips (1994)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Sport

54 Metascore

A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill

Votes: 15,165 | Gross: $22.36M

22. Hurricane Season (2009)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Sport

Al, a basketball coach at a New Orleans high school, finally has a winning team when Hurricane Katrina happens. He tries to build a winning team anew after the hurricane.

Director: Tim Story | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Shad Moss, Taraji P. Henson

Votes: 3,216

23. 1000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story (2014 Video)

Not Rated | 99 min | Biography, Drama

Cory Weissman is a college basketball player who suffers a devastating stroke. He perseveres to find new meaning in his life both on, and more importantly, off the court.

Director: Michael Levine | Stars: David Henrie, Luke Kleintank, Beau Bridges, Jean Louisa Kelly

Votes: 1,157

24. More Than a Game (2008)

PG | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

59 Metascore

This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame.

Director: Kristopher Belman | Stars: LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton

Votes: 5,662 | Gross: $0.94M

25. Hoop Dreams (1994)

PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

98 Metascore

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Director: Steve James | Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates

Votes: 28,008 | Gross: $7.83M

26. ESPN Films (2011–2021)
Episode: The Fab Five (2011)

95 min | Documentary

The 1991 University of Michigan men's basketball recruiting class in which five freshman known as The Fab Five revolutionized college basketball. This film covers the success, cultural changes, scandal, and of course The Timeout.

Director: Jason Hehir | Stars: John Bacon, Dave Brandon, Bryan Burwell, Chuck D

Votes: 1,241

27. Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (2012)

83 min | Documentary, History, Sport

71 Metascore

An independent documentary directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau. The film explores the definition, history, culture, social impact and global influence of New York's outdoor summer ... See full summary »

Directors: Kevin Couliau, Bobbito Garcia | Stars: Kenny Anderson, Niki Avery, Raphael Alexander Edwards, Julius Erving

Votes: 358

28. The Other Dream Team (2012)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Sport

69 Metascore

The incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and - with help from the Grateful Dead - triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.

Director: Marius A. Markevicius | Stars: Sarunas Marciulionis, Arvydas Sabonis, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Jonas Valanciunas

Votes: 3,686 | Gross: $0.13M

29. Kobe Bryant's Muse (2015 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Documentary that goes behind the stats to reveal Kobe Bryant's career, exploring the mentorships, allies and rivalries that have helped shape his stellar 18-year tenure in the NBA, and uncovering his greatest personal challenge yet.

Director: Gotham Chopra | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, John S. Battle, Larry Bird, Joe Bryant

Votes: 1,922

30. Playground (1990 Video)

Not Rated | 42 min | Documentary, Short

This made-for-video production mixes highlights of Michael Jordan from the '80s with a fantasy storyline of a high school teen named Walt, who has been cut from his basketball team. ... See full summary »

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Michael Jordan, Tyrin Turner, Christopher Reid, Christopher Martin

Votes: 633

31. Linsanity (2013)

PG | 89 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

52 Metascore

The life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.

Director: Evan Jackson Leong | Stars: Jeremy Lin, Daniel Dae Kim, Candy Richardz, Yao Ming

Votes: 2,088 | Gross: $0.30M

32. Michael Jordan: His Airness (1999 Video)

Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

From his days as a child in North Carolina to his retirement from the Chicago Bulls in 1999, His Airness takes you on a journey through Michael Jordan's career.

Director: Larry Weitzman | Stars: Will Lyman, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Larry Bird

Votes: 661

33. Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)

Not Rated | 46 min | Documentary, Sport

57 Metascore

A documentary that follows Michael Jordan's basketball career, stint in baseball, and his last championship season with the Chicago Bulls in 1998.

Directors: Don Kempf, James D. Stern | Stars: Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Doug Collins, Bob Greene

Votes: 2,363 | Gross: $18.64M

34. Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999 TV Movie)

PG | Biography, Drama, Sport

It starts as a little kid and shows the man behind the legend grow up to the nba

Director: Alan Metzger | Stars: Debbie Allen, Ernie Hudson, Robin Givens, Lou Rawls

Votes: 337

35. Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me (1989 Video)

Not Rated | 42 min | Documentary, Short, Sport

Get an inside look at Michael at home, on the golf course and in the air. Features rare footage from his days at the University of North Carolina. Relive spectacular highlights from his NBA... See full summary »

Director: David Gavant | Stars: Michael Jordan, Jay Thomas

Votes: 564

36. The Carter Effect (2017)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Sport

In his latest documentary, Sean Menard gives viewers an unprecedented look at Vince Carter: the six-foot-six, eight-time NBA All-Star from Daytona Beach who made waves in the Canadian basketball scene when he joined the Raptors in 1998.

Director: Sean Menard | Stars: David Stern, Drake, Steve Nash, Director X

Votes: 2,509

37. Sunset Park (1996)

R | 99 min | Drama, Sport

A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.

Director: Steve Gomer | Stars: Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Carol Kane, Terrence Howard

Votes: 1,859 | Gross: $10.00M

38. Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.

Director: Ezra Edelman | Stars: Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Steve Springer, Evelyn Johnson

Votes: 2,273

39. Iverson (2014)

Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

Iverson is the ultimate legacy of NBA legend Allen Iverson, who rose from a childhood of crushing poverty in Hampton, Virginia, to become an 11-time NBA All-Star and universally recognized ... See full summary »

Director: Zatella Beatty | Stars: Allen Iverson, Tom Brokaw, Larry Brown, Dwyane Wade

Votes: 4,094

40. One in a Billion (2016)

69 min | Documentary, Sport

In a country of 1.2 billion people and in a sport with billions of fans worldwide, there has yet to be a single Indian-born player drafted in the NBA. One in a Billion follows the global ... See full summary »

Director: Roman Gackowski | Stars: Dan Barto, Balbir Singh Bhamara, Satnam Singh Bhamara, Larry Bird

Votes: 593

41. The Dream Team (2012)

68 min | Documentary, Sport

A documentary going in depth about the creation and success of the greatest basketball team ever created. The Dream Team. Takes place in the 92 Olympics, where team USA and it's eleven Hall... See full summary »

Director: Zak Levitt | Stars: Charles Barkley, Larry Bird, Clyde Drexler, Patrick Ewing

Votes: 982

42. At All Costs (2016)

PG | 100 min | Documentary, Sport

At All Costs is a documentary set in the world of elite youth grassroots basketball that explores how the AAU system has professionalized youth basketball in America. We follow highly ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Nicoll

Votes: 392

43. Nowitzki: The Perfect Shot (2014)

Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

A documentary that follows the early career of basketball star Dirk Nowitzki, his relationship with coach and mentor Holger Geschwindner, and their path to NBA glory.

Director: Sebastian Dehnhardt | Stars: Dirk Nowitzki, Holger Geschwindner, Kobe Bryant, Rick Carlisle

Votes: 2,204 | Gross: $0.04M

44. Through the Fire (2005)

103 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

65 Metascore

"Through the Fire" chronicles the journey of Coney Island basketball star, Sebastian Telfair, from famed Lincoln High School straight to the NBA.

Directors: Alistair Christopher, Jonathan Hock | Stars: Sebastian Telfair, Rick Pitino, Asher Beard, Nyan Boateng

Votes: 716 | Gross: $0.03M

45. Game Face (2015)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Sport

GAME FACE shows the quest to self-realization of LGBTQ athletes and the acceptance in society. This documentary tells the parallel story of Fallon Fox, MMA's first transgender pro fighter, ... See full summary »

Director: Michiel Thomas | Stars: Kye Allums, Terrence Clemens, Jason Collins, Wade Davis

Votes: 167

46. Kobe Doin' Work (2009 TV Movie)

84 min | Documentary, Sport

A documentary following Kobe Bryant during one day during a game against the San Antonio Spurs.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Stephen A. Smith, Tony Parker

Votes: 1,561

47. Nash (2013)

TV-14 | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

This coming of age documentary chronicles the life of NBA All Star Steve Nash as he tries to navigate his way through the somewhat toils of professional sports while trying to leave a lasting legacy on and off the court.

Directors: Michael Hamilton, Corey Ogilvie | Stars: David Beckham, Kobe Bryant, Doug Ellin, Andy Garcia

Votes: 200

48. 250 Stepenika (2017)

58 min | Documentary

The documentary film "250 Steps" is dedicated to the generation of Yugoslav junior national team that won the title of World Champions in basketball led by legendary coach Svetislav Pesic in the Italian town of Bormio in 1987.

Directors: Vladimir Kurcubic, Vladimir Pajic | Stars: Svetislav Pesic, Toni Kukoc, Dino Radja, Aleksandar Djordjevic

Votes: 167

50. The Year of the Yao (2004)

PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport

62 Metascore

This documentary captures not only the Chinese hero who arrived in America with no command on English, but also the simple guy who lives with his mother and likes hanging out with friends.

Directors: Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern | Stars: Yao Ming, Colin Pine, Shaquille O'Neal, Charles Barkley

Votes: 1,163 | Gross: $0.03M

51. Basketball Man (2007 Video)

100 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport

The life and legacy of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball and its 13 original rules, is told through the mission of his grandson, Ian, who travels the country in an RV, ... See full summary »

Director: Burt Kearns | Stars: Carmelo Anthony, Red Auerbach, Rick Barry, Jerry Colangelo

Votes: 32

52. The Heart of the Game (2005)

PG-13 | 97 min | Documentary, Sport

74 Metascore

A documentary Roosevelt Roughriders, a girls' high-school basketball team in Seattle, and one player's fight to regain her eligibility to play.

Director: Ward Serrill | Stars: Darnellia Russell, Bill Resler, Ludacris, Devon Crosby Helms

Votes: 975 | Gross: $0.44M

53. Eddie (1996)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport

Coincidences lead to the New York Knicks, getting its loudest fan, Edwina "Eddie" Franklin, as coach. Season victory?

Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins

Votes: 11,433 | Gross: $31.36M

54. Hoosiers (1986)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Sport

77 Metascore

A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.

Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley

Votes: 51,041 | Gross: $28.61M

55. The Winning Season (2009)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Sport

53 Metascore

A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.

Director: Jim Strouse | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, Emily Rios

Votes: 7,156

56. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996 TV Movie)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the ... See full summary »

Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox

Votes: 3,149

57. The Sixth Man (1997)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.

Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele

Votes: 6,313 | Gross: $14.71M

58. The Air Up There (1994)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.

Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Winston Ntshona

Votes: 9,489 | Gross: $21.01M

59. Playoff (2011)

107 min | Drama, Sport

Playoff tells the story of legendary Israeli basketball coach Ralph Klein. He became a national hero, when he made Maccabi Tel Aviv into European Champions in the late Seventies, one of ... See full summary »

Director: Eran Riklis | Stars: Danny Huston, Amira Casar, Mark Waschke, Max Riemelt

Votes: 288

60. The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)

G | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Biography of pro basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack.

Director: Frank C. Schroeder | Stars: Millie Perkins, Nick Benedict, Adam Guier, Murrell Garland

Votes: 1,449

61. Celtic Pride (1996)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Sport

34 Metascore

Two over-loyal Celtic fans kidnap their opponent's star player in order to guarantee their team the championship.

Director: Tom DeCerchio | Stars: Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd, Gail O'Grady

Votes: 10,588 | Gross: $9.26M

62. The Iran Job (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Sport

67 Metascore

A documentary that follows one year in the life of American pro basketball player Kevin Sheppard, who signed on to play for the upstart Iranian Super League team A.S. Shiraz.

Director: Till Schauder | Stars: Kevin Sheppard, Eunice Sheppard, Leah Sheppard, Gholam Reza Khajeh

Votes: 627 | Gross: $0.02M

63. Kangoo (1996–1999)

25 min | Animation, Family, Sport

The adventures of the Kangoos, a basketball team whose five members are kangaroos and come from the island of Sierra Kangoo.

Stars: Roger Carel, Daniel Beretta, Benoît Allemane, Marc François

Votes: 153

64. Juwanna Mann (2002)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

24 Metascore

A star basketball player decides to dress up as a woman and join the women's professional basketball league when his on-court antics get him suspended.

Director: Jesse Vaughan | Stars: Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Christopher Simmons, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak

Votes: 7,098 | Gross: $13.57M

65. Fast Break (1979)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Sport

David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good... See full summary »

Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Gabe Kaplan, Harold Sylvester, Michael Warren, Bernard King

Votes: 863

66. Believe in Me (2006)

PG | 131 min | Drama, Sport

In a conservative small town, a young man's wish to coach high school basketball are tweaked by a school board decision that makes him the new coach of the girls' team.

Director: Robert Collector | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Samantha Mathis, Doris Hargrave, Bruce Dern

Votes: 1,096 | Gross: $0.21M

67. One Tree Hill (2003–2012)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Half-brothers Lucas and Nathan Scott trade between kinship and rivalry both on the basketball court and in the hearts of their friends in the small, but not so quiet town of Tree Hill, North Carolina.

Stars: Chad Michael Murray, James Lafferty, Hilarie Burton Morgan, Bethany Joy Lenz

Votes: 87,107

68. Champions (I) (2018)

TV-14 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.

Director: Javier Fesser | Stars: Javier Gutiérrez, Athenea Mata, Juan Margallo, José de Luna

Votes: 11,815

69. Chacun pour tous (2018)

94 min | Comedy, Sport

In order to participate with medal options in the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, the national coach of France decides to form a basketball team composed mostly of fake mentally retarded. ... See full summary »

Director: Vianney Lebasque | Stars: Ahmed Sylla, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Olivier Barthélémy, Camélia Jordana

Votes: 449

70. The Mighty Macs (2009)

G | 99 min | Drama, Sport

49 Metascore

In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms -- and the school itself is in danger of being sold -- Coach Rush looks to steer her girls to their first national championship.

Director: Tim Chambers | Stars: Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn, David Boreanaz

Votes: 1,854 | Gross: $1.86M

71. High School Musical (2006 TV Movie)

TV-G | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel

Votes: 96,448

72. High School Musical 2 (2007 TV Movie)

TV-G | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

School's out for summer and the East High Wildcats are ready to make it the time of their lives after landing jobs in a wealthy country club owned by Sharpay and Ryan's family.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel

Votes: 66,089

73. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)

G | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

57 Metascore

As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.

Director: Kenny Ortega | Stars: Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel

Votes: 67,497 | Gross: $90.56M

74. Ball Don't Lie (2008)

R | 102 min | Drama

A skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from Venice, California burdened with early life tragedy (callous foster care) and Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, Sticky manages to surpass his limits whenever he has a ball in his hands.

Director: Brin Hill | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, Grayson Boucher, Ludacris, Nick Cannon

Votes: 307

75. Even Money (I) (2006)

R | 113 min | Crime, Drama

34 Metascore

Gambling addiction bring the stories of three otherwise unconnected people together as it destroys each of their lives.

Director: Mark Rydell | Stars: Kim Basinger, Forest Whitaker, Nick Cannon, Kelsey Grammer

Votes: 4,790 | Gross: $0.06M

76. Trainwreck (2015)

R | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

75 Metascore

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn

Votes: 142,720 | Gross: $110.21M

77. Slam Dunk (1993–1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

About Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman of Shohoku High School who joins the basketball team because of the girl he has a crush on, Haruko. Although he is newbie in this sport, he is no ordinary basketball player.

Stars: Hisao Egawa, Eriko Hara, Akiko Hiramatsu, Yukimasa Kishino

Votes: 7,290

78. Kuroko's Basketball (2012–2015)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Sport

Kagami meets Kuroko, the 6th member of the Miracle Generation, and they make a pact to defeat the other members of the team. A battle of light (Kagami) and shadow (Kuroko) begins.

Stars: Kenshô Ono, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yuki Ono, Hirofumi Nojima

Votes: 11,357

79. Ro-Kyu-Bu! (2011)

Animation, Drama, Sport

A high school student volunteers as the coach of the girls' basketball team at an elementary school.

Stars: Yûki Kaji, Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi, Yôko Hikasa

Votes: 86

80. Forget Paris (1995)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

Mickey, an NBA referee, meets Ellen, an American airline official, in Paris. It develops into a relationship of ups and downs.

Director: Billy Crystal | Stars: Billy Crystal, Debra Winger, Joe Mantegna, Cynthia Stevenson

Votes: 13,064 | Gross: $33.19M

81. On the Shoulders of Giants (2011)

PG | 90 min | Documentary, Sport

The story of the Harlem Rens: the greatest basketball team you never heard of.

Director: Deborah Morales

Votes: 203

82. The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary, Sport

"The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA. Featuring interviews with basketball players, ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Sear, Joseph Sharman | Stars: Geese Ausbie, Timuel Black, Bill Bradley, Larry Brown

Votes: 118

83. City Dump: The Story of the 1951 CCNY Basketball Scandal (1998 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, History, Sport

[HBO] HD. This documentary examines one of the darkest and saddest chapters in sports history: the CCNY basketball team game-fixing scandal.

Directors: George Roy, Steven Stern | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Marty Glickman, Nat Holman, Marvin Kalb

Votes: 59

84. Play It Again Sam: The Sam Schoenfeld Story (2011)

39 min | Documentary, Short

A documentary that chronicles the life and career of legendary basketball player, Sam Schoenfeld.

Director: Matthew L. Berkowitz | Stars: Lou Bender, Matthew L. Berkowitz, Stan Friedland, Dutch Garfinkel

Votes: 10

85. Free Throw (2012)

PG | 76 min | Documentary

A documentary that follows eight Compton High School students who were selected to participate in a free-throw competition. The prize? A $40,000 college scholarship.

Director: Court Crandall

Votes: 20

86. No Look Pass (2011)

Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Biography, Family

NO LOOK PASS is the coming-of-age American Dream story of Emily 'Etay' Tay, a first generation Burmese immigrant and basketball superstar living a double life at Harvard who strives to play... See full summary »

Director: Melissa Johnson

Votes: 54

88. The American Game (1979)

R | 89 min | Documentary

This is the original 'Hoop Dreams" and in many ways I think it is better. The stories are compelling and it adds to it that they are from such different worlds: one a white kid from rural ... See full synopsis »

Directors: Jay Freund, David Wolf | Stars: Nathaniel Bellamy Jr., Julius Erving, Gil Ferschtman, Stretch Graham

Votes: 11

89. Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story (2012)

PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, Drama

55 Metascore

The story of Kevin Laue striving to be the first one-armed basketball player ever to receive a scholarship and play on an elite NCAA Division 1 basketball team.

Director: Franklin Martin | Stars: Kevin Laue, Barry Rohrssen

Votes: 36 | Gross: $0.03M

90. Rebound: A Basketball Story (2009)

87 min | Documentary

Rebound: A Basketball Story is the true story of a high school basketball team that rose from literal ashes to realize a dream that no Kentucky 9th Region team has accomplished since - ... See full summary »

Director: Terry Lukemire | Stars: Nick Clooney, Ron Dennis, Dave Dixon, Troy McKinley

Votes: 12

91. Flintown Kids (2005)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

The town of Flint, Michigan, a miniscule point on the map, recently drew national attention through documentary film maker Michael Moore. Moore, a Flint native, wrote and directed the ... See full summary »

Director: Omar McGee | Stars: Chucky Atkins, Mateen Cleaves, Desmon Farmer, Chris Grier

Votes: 92

92. The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball (2007)

65 min | Documentary

The Palestra: Cathedral of Basketball traces the evolution of college basketball through the rise of the most historic arena in the country - The University of Pennsylvania's Palestra. ... See full summary »

Director: Mikaelyn Austin | Stars: Chuck Daly, Bill Bradley, Dei Lynam, John Chaney

93. March of the Troopers (2013)

80 min | Documentary, Sport

In 1976, the Eastwood High School Boys Basketball team from El Paso, Texas, made history by winning the state championship, a feat that has not been accomplished by an El Paso team since. ... See full summary »

Director: Charlie Minn | Stars: John Abbott, Jim Bowden, Michael Carter, Richard Castro

94. First Ink (2009)

30 min | Documentary, Short

First Ink is a documentary that follows NBA all-star Chris Bosh. During his time off in the summer before his final season on contract with the Toronto Raptors, Chris' attempts to transform... See full summary »

Director: Robert Pilichowski | Stars: Chris Bosh, Hadi Teherany, Adam Johnson, Lizzie Renaud

95. The First Basket (2007)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Sport

52 Metascore

A documentary on professional basketball's influence on Jewish culture.

Director: David Vyorst | Stars: Red Auerbach, Peter Riegert, Ossie Schectman

Votes: 42 | Gross: $0.02M

96. '88 (2017)

Documentary, Sport

In 1983, newly hired coach Lute Olson inherited an abysmal Arizona team that had gone 4-24 the previous season. A few seasons later in 1987-'88, one of the greatest teams in college basketball history was kicking up dust in Tucson.

Directors: Brad Malone, Sean P. Malone | Stars: Steve Kerr, Lute Olson, Sean Elliott, Mike Bibby

97. Crossover (2006)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Sport

30 Metascore

The lives of a gifted athlete and his best friend change when they take a fateful trip to Los Angeles. The young hopefuls must use every skill at their command to topple the reigning street ball champions from their thrones.

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II | Stars: Anthony Mackie, Wesley Jonathan, Wayne Brady, Eva Marcille

Votes: 9,450 | Gross: $7.01M

98. A Woman Among Boys (2008)

94 min | Documentary, Sport

This documentary chronicles Ruth Lovelace, the first woman to coach the boys' basketball team at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, N.Y. The once highly accomplished and storied ... See full summary »

Directors: Jon Alpert, Matthew O'Neill

Votes: 22

99. Zuluhoops (2016)

58 min | Documentary, Sport

that guy Mr. Mukai stars in it, Btw.

Director: Kristin Pichaske

100. I Wanna Be Like Mike: The Story of the New NBA (2007)

54 min | Documentary, Sport

I Wanna Be Like Mike, is one of the most memorable marketing slogans of all time, it was one of the first of thousands of ad campaigns to utilize the worlds adoration of a sports icon to ... See full summary »

Director: Brent Baker | Stars: Maxisnicee, Ricky Sanchez

Votes: 8



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