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1. The Way Back (2020)
14A | 108 min | Drama, Sport
Jack Cunningham was an HS 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: 20,344
2. High School Musical (2006 TV Movie)
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: 78,320
3. Space Jam (1996)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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: 157,516 | Gross: $90.46M
4. Coach Carter (2005)
PG | 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: 122,312 | Gross: $67.26M
5. 17 Again (2009)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he tried to save a janitor near a bridge and jumped after him into a time vortex.
Director: Burr Steers | Stars: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon
Votes: 175,133 | Gross: $64.17M
6. Teen Wolf (1985)
91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
An ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine
Votes: 44,404 | Gross: $33.09M
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 championship.
Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley
Votes: 41,835 | Gross: $28.61M
8. The Last Picture Show (1971)
18+ | 118 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson
Votes: 40,833 | Gross: $29.13M
9. 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: 43,302 | Gross: $21.55M
10. The Possession (I) (2012)
14A | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young girl buys an antique box at a yard sale, unaware that inside the collectible lives a malicious ancient spirit. The girl's father teams with his ex-wife to find a way to end the curse upon their child.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Natasha Calis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport
Votes: 55,800 | Gross: $49.13M
11. The Basketball Diaries (1995)
18A | 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: 99,324 | Gross: $2.42M
12. The Unborn (2009)
14A | 88 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A young woman fights the spirit that is slowly taking possession of her.
Director: David S. Goyer | Stars: Odette Annable, Gary Oldman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good
Votes: 48,725 | Gross: $42.67M
13. Hung (2009–2011)
14A | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach finds a way to benefit from his biggest asset.
Stars: Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Charlie Saxton, Sianoa Smit-McPhee
Votes: 20,534
14. Glory Road (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
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: 42,027 | Gross: $42.64M
15. Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
14A | 106 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: 56,916 | Gross: $35.67M
16. 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: 82,946 | Gross: $2.69M
17. Zapped (2014 TV Movie)
102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When Zoey's mom remarries, Zoey finds it hard adjusting to her new life - no longer the only kid in the family.
Director: Peter DeLuise | Stars: Zendaya, Chanelle Peloso, Spencer Boldman, Emilia McCarthy
Votes: 3,870
18. Campeones (I) (2018)
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: 8,238
19. Eddie (1996)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Sport
Coincidences lead to the New York Knicks, getting its loudest fan, Edwina "Eddie" Franklin (Whoopi Goldberg), as coach. Season victory?
Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins
Votes: 9,113 | Gross: $31.36M
20. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
G | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A high school girl falls for a playboy artist, with screwball results.
Director: Irving Reis | Stars: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Rudy Vallee
Votes: 7,556
21. One on One (1977)
98 min | Drama, Sport
Henry Steele is a basketball phenom at his small town high school, but when he matriculates to a big city university on a scholarship, soon realizes that he has few skills outside the sport... See full summary »
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Robby Benson, Annette O'Toole, G.D. Spradlin, Gail Strickland
Votes: 1,496
22. Celtic Pride (1996)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Sport
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: 9,413 | Gross: $9.26M
23. Lonesome Jim (2005)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama
Failing to make it on his own, twenty-seven-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
Director: Steve Buscemi | Stars: Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Corrigan
Votes: 7,527 | Gross: $0.15M
24. Tårtgeneralen (2018)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Set in 1984, Hans Pettersson (Hasse P.) decides to create the largest sandwich cake ever made in order to put his home town, Köping, on the map.
Directors: Filip Hammar, Fredrik Wikingsson | Stars: Mikael Persbrandt, Cynthia Akinyi, Tommy Andersson, Peter Apelgren
Votes: 3,308
25. Tall Story (1960)
91 min | Comedy, Sport
A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, also a student, but has no money. When he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Jane Fonda, Ray Walston, Marc Connelly
Votes: 782 | Gross: $12.00M
26. Hale County This Morning, This Evening (2018)
PG | 76 min | Documentary
A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama.
Director: RaMell Ross | Stars: Latrenda 'Boosie' Ash, Quincy Bryant, Daniel Collins, RaMell Ross
Votes: 1,686 | Gross: $0.11M
27. Fast Break (1979)
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: 687
28. Hurricane Season (2009)
PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Sport
A year after Hurricane Katrina, Al Collins, a high school basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana, assembles a team of players who had previously attended five different schools before the ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Forest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Shad Moss, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 2,626
29. Fireball (2009)
R | 94 min | Action, Drama
Tai, a young man arrested on a crime charge, is discharged thanks to his twin brother Tan's dogged help. After being set free, he finds Tan in a coma with severe injuries. Tan's girlfriend,... See full summary »
Director: Thanakorn Pongsuwan | Stars: Preeti Barameeanat, Khanutra Chuchuaysuwan, Kumpanat Oungsoongnern, Phutharit Prombandal
Votes: 919
30. American Teen (2008)
PG | 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: 4,058 | Gross: $0.94M
31. Superfantagenio (1986)
95 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Updating of the old "Aladdin" Arabian Nights tale, as a teenager in modern-day Miami finds a magic lantern and out pops a genie, who's been asleep for 200 years and in his gratitude grants the boy several wishes.
Director: Bruno Corbucci | Stars: Bud Spencer, Luca Venantini, Janet Agren, Julian Voloshin
Votes: 2,857
32. Prayer Never Fails (2016)
99 min | Drama
When a high school basketball coach is fired for praying with one of his players, he follows God's calling and hires an agnostic, gambling lawyer to file a lawsuit.
Director: Wes Miller | Stars: Eric Roberts, Lorenzo Lamas, Corbin Bernsen, Lynn Whitfield
Votes: 145
33. Night of the Dribbler (1990)
87 min | Comedy, Horror
The Watergate Plumbers, a poorly-performing college basketball team, lose their best players one by one to death and dismemberment at the hands of a mysterious masked stalker.
Director: Jack Bravman | Stars: Fred Travalena, Gregory Calpakis, Flavia Carrozzi, Cynthia Mantel
Votes: 137
34. 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: 215
35. Mixed Company (1974)
109 min | Drama, Family
Joseph Bologna portrays a racially prejudiced basketball coach who is persuaded to adopt three (more!) kids of mixed ethnic backgrounds. Frustrated and angry at first, his feelings soon turn to love. In HD.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Barbara Harris, Joseph Bologna, Tom Bosley, Lisa Gerritsen
Votes: 190
36. Nowitzki: Der perfekte Wurf (2014)
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: 1,846 | Gross: $0.04M
37. Coach Carter: The Man Behind the Movie (2005 Video)
19 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Stars: Ken Carter, Samuel L. Jackson
Votes: 18
38. Freestyle (2010)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A romance set in the world of freestyle basketball.
Director: Kolton Lee | Stars: Lucy Konadu, Arinzé Kene, Alfie Allen, Suzann McLean
Votes: 358
39. La finale (2018)
85 min | Comedy
A rebellious teenager must travel the country with his sick grandpa to get to his basketball game.
Director: Robin Sykes | Stars: Thierry Lhermitte, Rayane Bensetti, Émilie Caen, Lyès Salem
Votes: 399
40. Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2003)
14A | 18 min | Comedy, Horror, Short
Teen heavy-metal enthusiast, Todd, seeks dating advice from the Prince of Darkness, unleashing the fury of hell to win the heart of the head cheerleader.
Director: Craig David Wallace | Stars: Stephen Arbuckle, Brian Bannan, John Bregar, Robert Gontier
Votes: 179
41. Game (I) (2017)
15 min | Short, Action, Drama
A new kid in town tests the limits at the high school basketball tryouts.
Director: Jeannie Donohoe | Stars: Rick Fox, Nicole Williams, Tye White, Jamie McShane
Votes: 75
42. 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: 252
43. Pressure Play (2020)
14A | 16 min | Short, Drama, Sport
Fraser, 17, is a shy and introverted only child, but he speaks volumes on the court through his passion for basketball. Fraser has a chance to prove himself when the coach catches him practicing after school hours.
Director: Eric Bizzarri | Stars: Emidio Lopes, Andrew Bee, Rachel Peters, Cameron Stewart
Votes: 8
44. Big Town Scandal (1948)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Steve Wilson, crusading editor of the Big Town's Illustrated Press, with the aid of police-beat reporter Lorelei Kilbourne battles against the core of the city's vice - its young ... See full summary »
Director: William C. Thomas | Stars: Phillip Reed, Hillary Brooke, Stanley Clements, Darryl Hickman
Votes: 50
45. Family Tree (1987)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A magical tree has a 7 dwarves taking care of it. The tree is bearing money and only good people can take it and prove that the tree has money on it.
Director: Mike Relon Makiling | Stars: Nida Blanca, Luis Gonzales, Francis Magalona, Nadia Montenegro
Votes: 8
46. Amatemi (2005)
84 min | Drama
Married for 20 years since the age of 15, Nina's husband suddenly decides to leave her.
Director: Renato De Maria | Stars: Isabella Ferrari, Pierfrancesco Favino, Donatella Finocchiaro, Branko Djuric
Votes: 118
47. Training Rules (2009 Video)
62 min | Documentary, Drama, News
Examines how women's collegiate sports, caught in a web of homophobic practices, collude in the destruction of the lives and dreams of many of its most talented athletes.
Directors: Dee Mosbacher, Fawn Yacker | Stars: Cindy Davies, Lisa Faloon, Christine Gulas, Corinne Gulas
Votes: 84
48. Rock the Paint (2005)
R | 90 min | Drama, Sport
A coming-of-age story ignites when teenager Josh Sendler has to pack up his hoop dreams and move from the lush cornfields of Indiana to the harsh inner-city playgrounds of Newark, N.J.. He ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Bertelsen | Stars: Jas Anderson, Tom Brennan, Kim Brockington, John Doman
Votes: 82
49. Campus Confessions (1938)
67 min | Comedy, Music, Sport
An unpopular freshman (William Henry) charms a coed (Betty Grable) by leading the basketball team to victory.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Betty Grable, Eleanore Whitney, William Henry, Fritz Feld
Votes: 20
50. The Last Game (1995)
75 min | Drama, Sport
A young woman who has bad hearing tries to play basketball.
Director: Tom Parrish | Stars: Joey Travolta, Sherean Neville, Mike Hamann, Barbara Runa
Votes: 31