20 movies like Semi-Pro, ordered by similarity : Eddie(1996), Church Ball(2006), Sunset Park(1996), Uncle Drew(2018), Juwanna Mann(2002), Like Mike(2002), Thunderstruck(2012), White Men Can't Jump(1992), Slam Dunk Ernest(1995), Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights(2002), Space Jam(1996), The Cookout(2004) ...
Comedy
USA
2008
91 Minutes
Will Ferrell Woody Harrelson André Benjamin Maura Tierney Will Arnett Andy Richter Rob Corddry DeRay Davis Josh Braaten Jackie Earle Haley Jay Phillips
singer team owner basketball player basketball coach commissioner athlete hilarious engaging unrestrained flint, mich. basketball court boardroom locker room disco wrestling ring basketball winning competition dreams teamwork
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.
Comedy
1996
100 Minutes
Whoopi Goldberg Frank Langella Dennis Farina Richard Jenkins Lisa Ann Walter John Benjamin Hickey John Salley Rick Fox Malik Sealy Dwayne Schintzius Greg Ostertag
basketball coach team owner rival assistant sidekick athlete brash uplifting amusing madison square garden basketball court new york city basketball chance meeting competition women in sports heckling comeback transformation rivalry
An avid basketball fan (Whoopi Goldberg) becomes head coach after a Texas tycoon (Frank Langella) buys the New York Knicks.
Comedy
USA
2006
91 Minutes
Fred Willard Andrew Wilson Clint Howard Gary Coleman Ross Brockley Curt Doussett Larry Bagby III Chad Long Steve Anderson Sina Amedson Thurl Bailey
basketball coach bishop basketball player teammate lighthearted uplifting church basketball court basketball winning championship church training teamwork rise underdog transformation rivalry 2000s
Dennis Buckstead has the hardest calling in his church. Not only has he been asked to coach a group of non-basketball players in his church but the bishop has demanded that he lead the team... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1996
99 Minutes
Rhea Perlman Fredro Starr Carol Kane Terrence Howard Camille Saviola De'aundre Bonds James Harris Anthony C. Hall Antwon Tanner Shawn Michael Howard
basketball coach gym teacher high-school student basketball player friend amusing inspiring heartwarming high school basketball court inner city household basketball teamwork self-respect high-school sports drugs racial tension rise transformation
A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
Comedy
USA
2018
104 Minutes
Kyrie Irving Lil Rel Howery Nick Kroll Shaquille O'Neal Chris Webber Reggie Miller Nate Robinson Lisa Leslie Erica Ash Tiffany Haddish JB Smoove
team owner teammate rival elderly man basketball player basketball coach amusing cheeky hilarious harlem, n.y. basketball court park van road club basketball road trip tournament prize rivalry
An anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.
Comedy
USA
2002
91 Minutes
Miguel Nunez Vivica A. Fox Kevin Pollak Tommy Davidson Kim Wayans Jenifer Lewis Ginuwine Annie Corley Tammi Reiss Heather Quella
basketball player cross-dresser agent basketball coach captain rapper amusing outlandish madcap basketball court charlotte, n.c. locker room sport tournament bank mansion women in sports cross-dressing schemes assumed identity basketball
A basketball star is booted out of the NBA when his on-court antics go too far, so he poses as a woman and joins the WUBA.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2002
99 Minutes
Bow Wow Morris Chestnut Jonathan Lipnicki Robert Forster Crispin Glover Eugene Levy Brenda Song Jesse Plemons Julius Charles Ritter Anne Meara
student best friend basketball player basketball coach orphanage director lighthearted heartwarming amusing orphanage basketball court arena street city house aspirations basketball magic friendship manipulation fame
A 13-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "M.J." inside.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Taylor Gray Brandon T. Jackson Doc Shaw James Belushi Tristin Mays William Ragsdale Spencer Daniels Nicole Barré Hana Hayes
family athlete basketball player sister brother uplifting amusing endearing engaging heartwarming positive america oklahoma school high school stadium sports basketball team teamwork
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.
Comedy
USA
1992
114 Minutes
Wesley Snipes Woody Harrelson Rosie Perez Tyra Ferrell Cylk Cozart Kadeem Hardison Ernest Harden Jr. John Marshall Jones Marques Johnson David Roberson Kevin Benton
wife basketball player hustler gangster friend amusing emotional quirky los angeles venice, calif. crenshaw district in los angeles basketball court game show scams basketball husband/wife relationship gambling unlikely allies race relations transformation
Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.
Comedy
1995
93 Minutes
Jim Varney Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Jay Brazeau Lester Barrie Lossen Chambers Cylk Cozart Aaron Joseph Colin Lawrence Richard Leacock Miguel Nunez Louise Vallance
ernest p. worrell angel janitor teammate basketball player amusing heartwarming household basketball court basketball angels magic selfishness teamwork aspirations underdog rise transformation 1990s
An angel (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) helps Ernest P. Worrell's (Jim Varney) team in a charity basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets.
Comedy, Animation
2002
76 Minutes
alcoholic judge basketball coach referee child single mother heartwarming madcap hilarious town basketball court new hampshire court field bar rehabilitation community service basketball holidays rage
During Hanukkah, a temperamental lout (Adam Sandler) drinks, gets in trouble with the law and performs community service.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1996
87 Minutes
alien gang member bugs bunny basketball player michael jordan daffy duck amusing creative spirited basketball court woods theme park underground alien planet basketball kidnapping talking animals superhuman abilities slavery tournament
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.
Comedy
USA
2004
88 Minutes
Ja Rule Tim Meadows Jenifer Lewis Storm P Meagan Good Jonathan Silverman Farrah Fawcett Frankie Faison Eve Danny Glover Queen Latifah
basketball player mother agent grandfather executive friend amusing brash playful new jersey suburb upscale neighborhood mansion basketball court barbecue family gathering cookout culture clash basketball relationships
Todd Anderson's life changes overnight when he signs a $30 million contract with the NBA. Determined not to forget who he is and where he's from, he throws a cookout for his family and friends from the hood, in his new neighborhood.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1977
123 Minutes
Paul Newman Michael Ontkean Lindsay Crouse Strother Martin Jennifer Warren Jerry Houser Andrew Duncan Jeff Carlson Dave Hanson Yvon Barrette Allan Nichols
coach hockey player wife manager radio personality unrestrained hilarious offbeat small town hockey rink locker room charlestown hockey unemployment violence alcoholism sports underdog transformation 1970s
A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent hockey goonery.
Comedy, Action
Hong Kong|China
2001
111 Minutes
Stephen Chow Wei Zhao Patrick Tse Cecilia Cheung Karen Joy Morris Vincent Kok Li Hui Kai Man Tin Zhang Mingming Man-Tat Ng
athlete brother rival soccer player coach hilarious heartwarming china soccer field soccer championship rivalry underdog misfits teamwork transformation underdog rivalry 2000s
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Documentary
USA|Israel
2016
85 Minutes
israeli basketball coach basketball player russian american fan emotional gripping uplifting israel gym basketball court house locker room office basketball israel isolation determination winning
ON THE MAP tells the against-all-odds story of Maccabi Tel Aviv's 1977 European Championship, which took place at a time when the Middle East was still reeling from the 1973 Yom Kippur War,... See full summary »
Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
Canada
2017
92 Minutes
dog talking dog aspiring singer singer celebrity star charming heartwarming playful creative amusing hilarious music competition celebrities animals singing career career aspirations competition adventure
The action-packed new season of the franchise continues with the story of Tiny, an adorable Yorkie pup who, after winning the 'Pup Star' TV singing competition, is suddenly launched into an adventure when she's replaced by a street Yorkie, Scrappy, and the two swap lives in a dog-filled, fish-out-of-water tale that ultimately demonstrates life truly is 'better together.'
Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK|USA|Mexico
2019
107 Minutes
Florence Pugh Lena Headey Nick Frost Jack Lowden Vince Vaughn Mohammad Amiri Hannah Rae Julia Davis Stephen Merchant Ellie Gonsalves Aqueela Zoll
wrestler family member brother sister rookie heartwarming amusing tense emotional auditorium wrestling ring locker room beach airport wrestling career following your dreams rise adventure sacrifice
A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Preston Ida Lupino Ben Johnson Joe Don Baker Barbara Leigh Mary Murphy Bill McKinney Sandra Deel Don "Red" Barry Dub Taylor
rodeo rider father brother mother spirited engaging arizona rodeo small town aging family dysfunction competition rodeo aspirations father/son relationship sports rivalry underdog 1970s
Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
Comedy
1927
65 Minutes
Buster Keaton Anne Cornwall Flora Bramley Harold Goodwin Grant Withers Buddy Mason Snitz Edwards Carl Harbaugh Sam Crawford Florence Turner Lee Barnes
scholar pretty woman jock dean coach mother madcap hilarious endearing playful college los angeles coliseum restaurant soda shop dorm river college life love triangle sports unrequited love
To impress his sweetheart (Anne Cornwall), a bookworm (Buster Keaton) goes out for baseball and crew.
Biography, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Australia|Canada
2017
121 Minutes
Margot Robbie Sebastian Stan Allison Janney Julianne Nicholson Paul Walter Hauser Bobby Cannavale Mckenna Grace Caitlin Carver Bojana Novakovic
figure skater ex-husband competitor friend mother athlete amusing bleak brash intense gutsy unrestrained portland, ore. france norway ice-skating rink press conference police station figure skating ice skating
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.