MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 178 this week

Like Mike (2002)

 -  Comedy | Family | Fantasy  -  3 July 2002 (USA)
4.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 4.6/10 from 9,793 users   Metascore: 47/100
Reviews: 70 user | 60 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com

A 14-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "M.J." inside.

Director:

Writers:

(story), (screenplay), 1 more credit »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 10000 titles created 3 months ago
 
a list of 3627 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 641 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 592 titles created 13 Aug 2011
 
a list of 300 titles created 28 Apr 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Like Mike (2002)

Like Mike (2002) on IMDb 4.6/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Like Mike.
1 win & 6 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  

When a boy prays for a chance to have a family if the California Angels win the pennant, angels are assigned to make that possible.

Director: William Dear
Stars: Danny Glover, Brenda Fricker, Tony Danza
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

When an accident miraculously gives a boy an incredibly powerful pitching arm, he becomes a major league pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.

Director: Daniel Stern
Stars: Thomas Ian Nicholas, Gary Busey, Albert Hall
Rebound (2005)
Comedy | Family | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.8/10 X  

An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.

Director: Steve Carr
Stars: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Breckin Meyer
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for nearly ten years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.

Director: Michael Lembeck
Stars: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6/10 X  

A family comedy about a hotel handyman whose life changes when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to magically come true.

Director: Adam Shankman
Stars: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce
The Game Plan (2007)
Comedy | Family | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

An NFL quarterback living the bachelor lifestyle discovers that he has a 8-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

Director: Andy Fickman
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgwick
Freaky Friday (2003)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

An overworked mother and her daughter do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the others life for one freaky Friday.

Director: Mark Waters
Stars: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Comedy | Family | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating...

Director: Jesse Dylan
Stars: Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  

Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.

Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor
Comedy | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

A trio of guys try and make up for missed opportunities in childhood by forming a three-player baseball team to compete against standard children baseball squads.

Director: Dennis Dugan
Stars: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder
Evan Almighty (2007)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.4/10 X  

God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Director: Tom Shadyac
Stars: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham
Comedy | Sport
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  

A grizzled little league coach (Thornton) tries to turn his team of misfits into champs.

Director: Richard Linklater
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, Marcia Gay Harden
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
Calvin Cambridge (as Lil Bow Wow)
...
...
...
...
Ox
Julius Ritter ...
Marlon (as Julius Charles Ritter)
...
Stan Bittleman
...
Sister Theresa
...
...
Roger W. Morrissey ...
Marvin Joad (as Roger Morrissey)
...
Henderson (as Timon Kyle)
Stephen Thompson ...
Smith
Alex Krilov ...
Krilov
David Brown ...
Jones
Edit

Storyline

Calvin and his friends, who all live an in orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA. Written by Jerry Smith

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

Think like Mike, Achieve like Mike, Be Like Mike.


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

3 July 2002 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Calvin - Voll am Ball  »

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$306,422 (Australia) (17 January 2003)

Gross:

£1,242,842 (UK) (17 January 2003)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The mystical shoes in the movie come from the Salvation Army thrift store. See more »

Goofs

When Calvin takes on Stacey when his seat number is called the clock is set at 60 seconds, however there are two clocks and they are unsychronised. See more »

Quotes

Tracey Reynolds: Calvin, I think you should stick to basketball. You know why? You can't rap!
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Thirteen (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"NBA 2K2"
Written by Jermaine Dupri and Rahman Griffin
Performed by R.O.C.
Produced by Jermaine Dupri for So So Def Productions, Inc.
R.O.C. appears courtesy of So So Def Recordings
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
Proof that IMDb should at times be ignored
20 November 2012 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

This is by no means, an awful film. I recently downloaded a copy of the film for my sister and she thoroughly enjoyed. She actually enjoyed it so much, she watched in 3 times in the next week! She told me it was a great film and I began to watch it.

I must admit, at first the film seemed a little weird but very soon the film introduces you to Kalvin, Reg and Murph and the bully leader Ox. That was one particular strength for the film. Also, when the coach gives Kalvin the tickets, you can start to connect with the character and understand what his life as an orphan must be like. The film got my attention and I began to enjoy it. It had, to be fair, not many laughs but the story was good, closely resembling the story 'Holes' in many ways.

Tracy Renalds was a brilliant addition to the film and he really connected well with Kalvin. This was, in my opinion, the biggest strength of this film.

Brenda Song does a great job as playing Reg. I'm a big fan of 'Suite Life of Zack and Cody' where she does an amazing job and I thought her performance was great in this film. Bow Wow did a very good job in the film.

Overall, definitely ignore IMDb on this circumstance and watch this film. However, note that this film is not for all ages and its mainly for little children but I myself being a 16 year old liked it.


0 of 0 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Why aint jordan or any1 good in this.... Hockeynut1149
How could Mike not be in the movie? chipper1661
Ruined Bow Wow's career? cookiedough253
Does ne1 know the song? DyMeCeSs
Rasheed Wallace wootawoota
there's nuttin wrong wit crispin glover bein in here gracielou89
Discuss Like Mike (2002) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?