More Than a Game (2008)

This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame.

Director:

Kristopher Belman

Writers:

Kristopher Belman, Brad Hogan

Stars:

LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
LeBron James	...	Self
Dru Joyce	...	Self
Romeo Travis	...	Self
Sian Cotton	...	Self
Willie McGee	...	Self
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Connor Flynn	...	Fan at Gund Arena
Clavacia Smith	...	Self

Storyline

This documentary follows NBA superstar LeBron James and four of his talented teammates through the trials and tribulations of high school basketball in Ohio and James' journey to fame.

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Plot Keywords:

high school basketball | basketball | 

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Taglines:

The incredible true story of LeBron James and the Akron Fab Five

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for brief mild language and incidental smoking

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song "Forever" by rap artists Eminem, Drake, Kanye West and Lil Wayne was inspired by this film.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Whip It/A Serious Man/The Invention of Lying/More Than a Game/Zombieland (2009)

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Soundtracks

Lights Camera Action!
Performed by Mr. Cheeks
Written by Leonard Caston, Bink (as Roosevelt Harrell), Mr. Cheeks (as Terrance Kelly),
Anita Poree, Frank Wilson
Courtesy of Universal Records
Contains a sample of "Keep on Truckin' (Part 1)"
Performed by Eddie Kendricks
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Documentary serendipity!

What a stroke of luck to undertake a basketball documentary about a grade school team that includes the undiscovered future NBA star LeBron James!

Using film and game video footage interspersed with computer effect enhanced photographs, excellent editing and well-mixed music we get a compelling revealed story about four boys turning into men under increasingly intense public scrutiny.

I particularly liked the way the director "animated' photographs by extracting layers and changing the focus. This was probably a necessary technique to extend limited early footage, but it brought in a dimension that many documentaries are lacking

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (Taiwan)

Also Known As:

More Than a Game

Filming Locations:

Akron, Ohio, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$182,943, 4 October 2009

Gross USA:

$950,675

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$960,387

Company Credits

Production Co:

Harvey Mason Media, St. V, SpringHill Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1