Basketball Movies, Movies about Basketball

Here we've displayed a list of the best Basketball films : Hoop Dreams(1994), On the Map(2016), The Gambler(1974), Love & Basketball(2000), Believe in Me(2006), White Men Can't Jump(1992), The Way Back(2020), Monster House(2006), Space Jam(1996), The Basket(1999), That Championship Season(1982), Blue Chips(1994) ... ...

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Hoop Dreams

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

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On the Map

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 »

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The Gambler

Axel Freed is a literature professor. He has the gambling vice. When he has lost all of his money, he borrows from his girlfriend, then his mother, and finally some bad guys that chase him. Despite all of this, he cannot stop gambling.

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Love & Basketball

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

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Believe in Me

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.

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White Men Can't Jump

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

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The Way Back

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.

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Monster House

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.

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Space Jam

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.

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The Basket

A picturesque Pacific Northwest community raising its wheat and children in the midst of a nation reeling from World War I sets the stage for The Basket. In a time of pain and prejudice ... See full summary »

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That Championship Season

It started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men to reveal ... See full summary »

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Blue Chips

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

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Teen Wolf

An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.

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Sunset Park

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

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John Tucker Must Die

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.

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Semi-Pro

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.

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Uncle Drew

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

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Like Mike

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

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Thunderstruck

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.

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Juwanna Mann

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.

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Church Ball

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 »

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The Cookout

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.

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Crossover

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.

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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights

During Hanukkah, a temperamental lout (Adam Sandler) drinks, gets in trouble with the law and performs community service.

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Annie O

The team captain (Chad Willett), the coach (Rob Stewart) and a friend believe in a girl phenom (Coco Yares) trying out for the boys' basketball team.

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Passing Glory

The Rev. Joseph Verrett (Andre Braugher) organizes a game between his team of black champions and an undefeated white prep-school team in New Orleans.

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What Color Is Love?

A woman's (Jennifer Finnigan) affair with a married basketball player (Roger Cross) results in a custody battle over their son.

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Double Teamed

Twins Heather (Poppi Monroe) and Heidi Burge (Annie McElwain) develop a rivalry in high school and make it to the WNBA.

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Slam Dunk Ernest

An angel (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) helps Ernest P. Worrell's (Jim Varney) team in a charity basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets.

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Gunnin' for That No. 1 Spot

To compete in the first annual "Elite 24" all-star game, some of America's top high-school basketball players assemble on the same Harlem court where Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dr. J once played.

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