Most Popular Basketball Player Movies and TV Shows

1. Uncut Gems (2019)

18A | 135 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive.

Directors: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie | Stars: Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Idina Menzel, Mesfin Lamengo

Votes: 187,503

2. American History X (1998)

18A | 119 min | Drama

A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.

Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien

Votes: 1,007,647 | Gross: $6.72M

3. Trainwreck (2015)

14A | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn

Votes: 127,088 | Gross: $110.21M

4. Movie 43 (2013)

14A | 94 min | Comedy

A series of interconnected short films follows a washed-up producer as he pitches insane story lines featuring some of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

Directors: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken, Bob Odenkirk | Stars: Emma Stone, Stephen Merchant, Richard Gere, Liev Schreiber

Votes: 97,605 | Gross: $8.83M

5. 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: 78,164 | Gross: $41.01M

6. 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

7. The Gambler (III) (2014)

14A | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?

Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Jessica Lange, John Goodman, Brie Larson

Votes: 64,097 | Gross: $33.63M

8. 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

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

PG | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.

Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney

Votes: 82,084 | Gross: $82.05M

10. 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

11. 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

12. Daddy's Home (2015)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family

Brad Whitaker is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when their biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church

Votes: 104,754 | Gross: $150.36M

13. 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

14. Scary Movie 4 (2006)

14A | 83 min | Comedy, Horror

Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.

Director: David Zucker | Stars: Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Craig Bierko, Bill Pullman

Votes: 111,509 | Gross: $90.71M

15. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Post-production

NBA superstar LeBron James teams up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes for this long-awaited sequel.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sonequa Martin-Green, Xosha Roquemore, Martin Klebba

16. Jack and Jill (I) (2011)

PG | 91 min | Comedy

Family guy Jack Sadelstein prepares for the annual event he dreads: the Thanksgiving visit of his fraternal twin sister, the needy and passive-aggressive Jill, who then refuses to leave.

Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, Elodie Tougne

Votes: 76,035 | Gross: $74.16M

17. American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Sport

In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.

Director: Alex Ranarivelo | Stars: George Kosturos, William Fichtner, Ali Afshar, Lia Marie Johnson

Votes: 1,811

18. White Men Can't Jump (1992)

PA | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

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

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Woody Harrelson, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell

Votes: 73,078 | Gross: $76.25M

19. Dumbbells (2014)

92 min | Comedy

A former basketball star suffering from a knee injury looks to rehab himself at a rundown Los Angeles gym.

Director: Christopher Livingston | Stars: Brian Drolet, Hoyt Richards, Taylor Cole, Mircea Monroe

Votes: 690

20. Office Christmas Party (2016)

14A | 105 min | Comedy

When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...

Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston

Votes: 65,902 | Gross: $54.77M

21. Like Mike (2002)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

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

Director: John Schultz | Stars: Shad Moss, Jonathan Lipnicki, Morris Chestnut, Brenda Song

Votes: 18,539 | Gross: $51.43M

22. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

170 min | Drama, Romance, War

Three World War II veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright

Votes: 55,951 | Gross: $23.65M

23. 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

24. Uncle Drew (2018)

PG | 103 min | Comedy, Sport

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

Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber

Votes: 11,527 | Gross: $42.47M

25. Night of the Creeps (1986)

88 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

Alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, turn their host into a killing zombie. Some teenagers start to fight against them.

Director: Fred Dekker | Stars: Jason Lively, Tom Atkins, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow

Votes: 19,921 | Gross: $0.59M

26. Drive Me Crazy (1999)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nicole and Chase used to be BFFs, then junior high happened. The high school centennial dance is coming but Nicole gets dumped. So does Chase. They stage a relationship to get at their exes. They visit each other's worlds. Love in the air?

Director: John Schultz | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Adrian Grenier, Stephen Collins, Mark Metcalf

Votes: 17,761 | Gross: $17.85M

27. 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

28. Delivery Man (2013)

PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama

An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

Director: Ken Scott | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Chris Pratt, Cobie Smulders, Jack Reynor

Votes: 73,687 | Gross: $30.66M

29. Celebrity (1998)

R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama

The fortunes of a husband and wife differ drastically after they divorce.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Greg Mottola

Votes: 23,709 | Gross: $5.03M

30. Unfabulous (2004–2007)

24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Unfabulous follows the life and times of teenager Addie Singer. Addie is a big fan of music and at every opportunity will write and sing about her life. The show outlines typical teenage ... See full summary »

Stars: Emma Roberts, Melise, Jordan Calloway, Brandon Kelly

Votes: 3,113

31. The United States of Leland (2003)

14A | 108 min | Drama

A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.

Director: Matthew Ryan Hoge | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Kevin Spacey, Chris Klein

Votes: 22,399 | Gross: $0.34M

32. O (2001)

18A | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

An update of Shakespeare's 'Othello' with a young cast, set in an upper class prep school, & centered around basketball player Odin.

Director: Tim Blake Nelson | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen, Josh Hartnett

Votes: 19,004 | Gross: $16.02M

33. Zigosani u reketu (2018– )

45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two best friends and former basketball players are trying to re-establish their once successful basketball club. "Zigosani u reketu" is a nostalgic and romantic comedy about second chances, and about friendship between a Serb and a Croat.

Stars: Nebojsa Dugalic, Aleksandar Radojicic, Filip Sovagovic, Miona Markovic

Votes: 975

34. Look Who's Talking Now (1993)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

The dogs can talk at a family of 4, where mom loses her job the same day dad gets a job as pilot for a cute, single boss.

Director: Tom Ropelewski | Stars: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, David Gallagher, Tabitha Lupien

Votes: 27,127 | Gross: $10.34M

35. Are We Done Yet? (2007)

G | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Newlyweds Nick and Suzanne decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.

Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen

Votes: 19,220 | Gross: $49.63M

36. Cooley High (1975)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1964 on Chicago's Near-North Side, the lives of four carefree high school seniors and best friends, including an aspiring playwright and an all-city basketball champion, takes a tragic turn.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis

Votes: 4,010

37. Extracurricular Activities (2019)

86 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

A mature, intelligent high school student has a side job arranging "accidental" deaths (no 2 alike) of fellow students' parents. A cop detective notices this student being connected to all the kids of dead parents. Who wins the face-off?

Director: Jay Lowi | Stars: Patrick Fabian, Angela Kinsey, Colin Ford, Darlene Vogel

Votes: 843

38. Just Wright (2010)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A physical therapist falls for the basketball player she is helping recover from a career-threatening injury.

Director: Sanaa Hamri | Stars: Queen Latifah, Common, Paula Patton, James Pickens Jr.

Votes: 13,133 | Gross: $21.52M

39. Hang Time (1995–2000)

30 min | Comedy, Sport

Seven teenagers (three girls and four boys) try to make it through life as members of the Deering High School basketball team.

Stars: Daniella Deutscher, Megan Parlen, Adam Frost, Amber Barretto

Votes: 721

40. The Gambler (1974)

111 min | Crime, Drama

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.

Director: Karel Reisz | Stars: James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton, Morris Carnovsky

Votes: 3,823

41. South of Nowhere (2005–2008)

Drama, Romance

A family moves from Ohio to Los Angeles, where they find themselves unprepared for the city's fast pace, and the overcrowded public school that their three teenagers will attend.

Stars: Gabrielle Christian, Mandy Musgrave, Matt Cohen, Maeve Quinlan

Votes: 4,721

42. Whitney (2018)

14A | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.

Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Whitney Houston, Ellen White, Michael Houston, Cissy Houston

Votes: 6,178 | Gross: $3.03M

43. Tex (1982)

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: 1,916 | Gross: $7.00M

44. 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

45. Black and White (I) (1999)

18A | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A group of white high school teens become involved with Harlem's black hip-hop crowd.

Director: James Toback | Stars: Ben Stiller, Allan Houston, Claudia Schiffer, Scott Caan

Votes: 5,491 | Gross: $5.24M

46. Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji (1989 Video)

R | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

The relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.

Director: Hideki Takayama | Stars: Christopher Courage, Rebel Joy, Sonny Weil, Bick Balse

Votes: 2,880

47. 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

48. Inside Moves (1980)

113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After a failed suicide attempt leaves him partially crippled, Roary begins spending a lot of time at a neighborhood bar full of interesting misfits. When Jerry the bartender suddenly finds ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright

Votes: 1,460

49. 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

50. Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)

95 min | Drama, Sport

A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.

Director: Joseph Manduke | Stars: Moses Gunn, Rosalind Cash, Bernie Casey, Madge Sinclair

Votes: 742