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1. 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: 87,140
2. Grown Ups (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James, Chris Rock
Votes: 276,318 | Gross: $162.00M
3. 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: 96,475
4. John Tucker Must Die (2006)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Bush
Votes: 88,086 | Gross: $41.01M
5. Coach Carter (2005)
PG-13 | 136 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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: 171,929 | Gross: $67.26M
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 49,447 | Gross: $16.62M
7. Hoosiers (1986)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Sport
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: 51,067 | Gross: $28.61M
8. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
R | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
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: 121,008 | Gross: $2.42M
9. Pleasantville (1998)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, William H. Macy
Votes: 136,301 | Gross: $40.57M
10. Half Nelson (2006)
R | 106 min | Drama
An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.
Director: Ryan Fleck | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Shareeka Epps, Jeff Lima
Votes: 91,911 | Gross: $2.69M
11. The Way Back (I) (2020)
R | 108 min | Drama, Sport
Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins
Votes: 52,830 | Gross: $13.59M
12. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
R | 104 min | Horror
Set a few days after the original, a championship basketball team's bus is attacked by The Creeper, the winged, flesh-eating terror, on the last day of his 23-day feeding frenzy.
Director: Victor Salva | Stars: Jonathan Breck, Ray Wise, Nicki Aycox, Garikayi Mutambirwa
Votes: 70,567 | Gross: $35.67M
13. Radio (2003)
PG | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of a high school coach and the developmentally challenged man who he took under his wing.
Director: Michael Tollin | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Ed Harris, Debra Winger, S. Epatha Merkerson
Votes: 43,987 | Gross: $52.33M
14. The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)
R | 77 min | Horror
A female high school student's slumber party turns into a bloodbath, as a newly escaped psychotic serial killer wielding a power drill prowls her neighborhood.
Director: Amy Holden Jones | Stars: Michele Michaels, Robin Stille, Michael Villella, Debra De Liso
Votes: 17,892
15. The Quiet (2005)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Following the unexpected death of her father, a deaf teenager moves in with her godparents, where she discovers the cruel behaviour of their daughter may be indicative of a dark secret within the family.
Director: Jamie Babbit | Stars: Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan
Votes: 17,531 | Gross: $0.38M
16. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
G | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
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: 67,511 | Gross: $90.56M
17. He Got Game (1998)
R | 136 min | Drama, Sport
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: 51,442 | Gross: $21.55M
18. 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: 11,380
19. The Vast of Night (2019)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
One night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s, a switchboard operator and radio DJ discover a strange audio frequency which could change the future forever.
Director: Andrew Patterson | Stars: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis
Votes: 44,899
20. Riley (II) (2023)
93 min | Drama
The life of a disciplined high school athlete begins to unravel when his queer identity competes against the idea of who he was supposed to be.
Director: Benjamin Howard | Stars: Jake Holley, Colin McCalla, Riley Quinn Scott, Connor Storrie
Votes: 43
21. Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
A high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
Director: Troy Byer | Stars: Nick Cannon, Christina Milian, Jordan Burg, Jackie Benoit
Votes: 9,361 | Gross: $21.90M
22. 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: 7,296
23. Susie Q (1996 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A boy, grieving the recent death of his father, comes to befriend the ghost of a young girl haunting his house, learning that the ghost, nicknamed "Susie Q," is still coming to terms with the car crash that took her life in the 1950s.
Director: John Blizek | Stars: Amy Jo Johnson, Ernie Prentice, Bentley Mitchum, Tasha Simms
Votes: 3,311
24. Clone High (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The greatest minds of the world have been cloned, and are now attending high school together.
Stars: Will Forte, Phil Lord, Michael McDonald, Christa Miller
Votes: 9,013
25. Hoop Dreams (1994)
PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
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: 28,015 | Gross: $7.83M
26. Tex (1982)
PG | 103 min | Drama
After their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.
Director: Tim Hunter | Stars: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney
Votes: 2,448 | Gross: $7.00M
27. Big Gold Brick (2022)
132 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Fledgling writer Samuel Liston and his experiences with Floyd Deveraux, the enigmatic middle-aged father of two who enlists Samuel to write his biography.
Director: Brian Petsos | Stars: Andy Garcia, Emory Cohen, Megan Fox, Lucy Hale
Votes: 1,472
28. Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021–2022)
30 min | Comedy
A raw comedy of city life following Dan and Kevin, who play characters struggling to thrive in their new surroundings in Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Stars: Dan Perlman, Kevin Iso, Kristin Dodson, Hassan Johnson
Votes: 911
29. South of Nowhere (2005–2008)
22 min | Drama, Romance
A family moves from Ohio to Los Angeles, where they realize they are unprepared for the city's fast pace and the overcrowded public school that the three teenagers will attend.
Stars: Gabrielle Christian, Mandy Musgrave, Matt Cohen, Maeve Quinlan
Votes: 5,191
30. Golden Delicious (2022)
120 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
When basketball-obsessed Aleks moves across the street, Asian-Canadian teen Jake finds himself trying out for the basketball team to get his attention in this classic coming-of-age drama in the digital age.
Director: Jason Karman | Stars: Cardi Wong, Chris Carson, Parmiss Sehat, Ryan Mah
Votes: 452
31. Ahiru no Sora (2019– )
TV-PG | Animation, Sport
He's short, weak, and has just transferred to a new school. Kurumatani Sora is the main character in this story who loves basketball.
Stars: Yûki Kaji, Katsuyuki Konishi, James Marler, Yuma Uchida
Votes: 815
32. 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
33. More Than a Game (2008)
PG | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
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: 5,663 | Gross: $0.94M
34. Blue Denim (1959)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Romance
Fairly-typical 1950s teenagers Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard find their lives turned upside-down when Janet becomes pregnant. Arthur is desperate to tell his parents of the predicament ... See full summary »
Director: Philip Dunne | Stars: Carol Lynley, Brandon De Wilde, Macdonald Carey, Marsha Hunt
Votes: 668
35. Wolves (I) (2016)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Anthony hopes his basketball skills will get him into Cornell after high school. His only obstacle is his dad's gambling.
Director: Bart Freundlich | Stars: Taylor John Smith, Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino, Zazie Beetz
Votes: 1,353
36. American Teen (2008)
PG-13 | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
Director: Nanette Burstein | Stars: Hannah Bailey, Jake Tusing, Megan Krizmanich, Colin Clemens
Votes: 4,230 | Gross: $0.94M
37. OT: Our Town (2002)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN.
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Stars: Catherine Borek, Karen Greene, Ebony Starr Norwood-Brown, Archy Posada
Votes: 323
38. Annie O (1995 TV Movie)
PG | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
When a 15-year-old female basketball prodigy makes the boys' varsity team, she inspires a media circus, sibling rivalry and a trip to the state championships in this family sports drama. ... See full summary »
Director: J. Michael McClary | Stars: Rob Stewart, Coco Yares, Chad Willett, Suzanne Ristic
Votes: 166
39. Before He Wakes (1998 TV Movie)
97 min | Thriller, Drama
A high-school basketball coach uncovers a shocking secret about his new wife that she is willing to kill to protect.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Diana Scarwid, Timothy Carhart, Ron Canada
Votes: 254
40. Big and Hairy (1998 TV Movie)
TV-G | 94 min | Family, Fantasy, Sport
A boy moves into a new town and has difficulty making friends, so he joins the basketball team. Initially experiencing little success, his popularity increases when he convinces a Sasquatch to join the team.
Director: Philip Spink | Stars: Robert Burke, Trevor Jones, Greg Thirloway, Richard Thomas
Votes: 301
41. Crossing the Line (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When former college basketball star Laura Mosbach moves to a small town to assist legendary coach Tommy Holliday with his high school championship girls' basketball team, all is not what it seems.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Terry Farrell, Adrian Pasdar, Sumela Kay, Sherry Miller
Votes: 188
42. The Stranger I Married (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The life story of Terry Evanshen, a Canadian Football League star who fell into a coma after a near-fatal car crash. When he wakes up, he has no recollection of his family or anything else in his life.
Director: Helen Shaver | Stars: David James Elliott, Wendy Crewson, Katie Boland, Clare Stone
Votes: 375
43. Confessions of Love (1985)
95 min | Drama, Romance
The trials and tribulations of two high school students deeply in love with each other, but facing the challenge of their completely different social backgrounds, during the twilight of the communist Romania.
Director: Nicolae Corjos | Stars: Adrian Paduraru, Carmen Enea, Teodora Mares, Ion Caramitru
Votes: 668
44. The Phantoms (2012 TV Movie)
Unrated | 120 min | Drama
Inspired by real events, The Phantoms is a 2-hour made for television movie that follows a newly formed high school basketball team and its difficult road to success after a devastating ... See full summary »
Director: Sudz Sutherland | Stars: Tyler Johnston, Holly Deveaux, Kyle Mac, Wendel Meldrum
Votes: 64
45. Off the Rez (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Family, Sport
The story of a Native American family in Oregon that leaves the reservation in pursuit of the American dream on behalf of one of their 8 children, a 16 year-old girl who is one of the best ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Hock | Stars: Ceci Moses, Delores Moses, Lillian Moses, Jude Schimmel
Votes: 90
46. Out of Bounds (II) (2020)
82 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Travis Elliot, a star high school basketball player from Memphis, Tennessee must save his older brother, but is torn between playing the sport that he loves or living a life of crime.
Director: SD Green | Stars: Deyonte Tatted Hunter, Tenichi Garner, Shalonda SJ Johnson, Richard Siegelman
Votes: 53
47. Coach Carter: The Man Behind the Movie (2005 Video)
19 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
A short documentary about Ken Carter, the football coach who the film Coach Carter was about.
Stars: Ken Carter, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 120
48. Killer Bees (2017)
TV-PG | 85 min | Documentary, Sport
A championship high school basketball team provides pride, tradition and hope for an African American community struggling to survive in the middle of one of the wealthiest communities in America - The Hamptons.
Directors: Ben Cummings, Orson Cummings | Stars: Carl Johnson, Joshua Lamison, Tylik Furman, Jamari Gant
Votes: 76
49. Prom Night in Mississippi (2009)
90 min | Documentary
A high school in a small-town in Mississippi prepares for its first integrated senior prom.
Director: Paul Saltzman | Stars: Highschool Seniors of Charleston, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 666
50. Holly's Heroes (2005)
25 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Holly McKenzie is a 14-year-old New Zealander who moves to the Australian seaside town of Woolich with her family.She is determined to fulfil her dream of playing basketball by forming her own team, the "Outlaws".
Stars: Dominique Crawford, Kane McNay, Greta Larkins, Michael Harrison
Votes: 96