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    Basketball Girlfriend 2014 POSTER

    Basketball Girlfriend

    2014

    English

    2

    basketball

    basketball player

    college

    Drama

    tutor

    young adult

    Tyron is one of the top college basketball stars in the country and is expected to be a top NBA draft pick, but as the pressure to perform well in school threatens his ability to perform on the court, things start to fall apart. Then, when his brother, Blak, is released from prison, he is pressured to rejoin the family business hustling drugs on the street. In a last ditch effort to save his star player, Tyron's coach introduces him to Carmen, a tutor who Tyron falls deeply in love with.
    Anything Is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story 2019 POSTER

    Anything Is Possible: A Serge Ibaka Story

    2019

    English

    6.9

    2

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    championship

    democratic republic of the congo

    Documentary

    Sport

    toronto, canada

    Travis Wood Travis Wood Director Serge Ibaka Serge Ibaka as Serge Ibaka
    From a boy on the streets of the Congo to becoming an NBA champion, Serge Ibaka has risen to a level even he can hardly believe. Watch as he brings the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy back to Africa for the first time, and re-visits all the places he used to go as a young man in this emotional journey.
    The Legend of Swee' Pea 2015 POSTER

    The Legend of Swee' Pea

    2015

    English

    7.3

    1

    Action

    Animation

    basketball player

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    new york city

    Sport

    sports

    Benjamin May Benjamin May Director Saul Lerner Saul Lerner as Self John Lucas III John Lucas III as Self Seth Marshall Seth Marshall as Self Tom Konchalski Tom Konchalski as Self
    Lloyd Daniels was one of the most gifted basketball players ever to emerge from New York City. He was born in Brooklyn in 1967 and grew up in the poorest neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens. His mother died when he was three, and his father deserted the family, leaving Lloyd an orphan to be raised by his two grandmothers. Virtually unsupervised, Lloyd learned early-on how to hustle to survive. Hustling came easy for him because he was a charming and likable kid. He still hustles to this day.
    Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story 2019 POSTER

    Jump Shot: The Kenny Sailors Story

    2019

    English

    7.4

    3

    100%

    98%

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    national basketball association (nba)

    nba

    Sport

    sports

    Jacob Hamilton Jacob Hamilton Director Kevin Durant Kevin Durant as Self Bobby Knight Bobby Knight as Self Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Nowitzki as Self Jerry Krause Jerry Krause as Self
    Introducing his never before seen 'leaping one-hander' to the masses on a national level, Kenny Sailors quickly grew to be a fan favorite while leading his Wyoming Cowboys to the Collegiate National Championship in Madison Square Garden in 1943. But after playing on several losing teams in an unstable, emerging league now known as the NBA, Kenny disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness only to be forgotten by the sport he helped pioneer. Now, nearly sixty years later, the multitude of people he has touched along the way have forced Kenny’s humble reemergence.
    Tony Parker: The Final Shot 2021 POSTER

    Tony Parker: The Final Shot

    2021

    English

    6.8

    3

    95%

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    biography

    Biography

    Documentary

    Sport

    sports documentary

    Florent Bodin Florent Bodin Director Tony Parker Tony Parker as Sourav Kumar Sourav Kumar as Ansuman Bhagat Ansuman Bhagat as Mar
    The background and career of Tony Parker, whose determination led him to become arguably the greatest French basketball player.
    Vince Carter: Legacy 2021 POSTER

    Vince Carter: Legacy

    2021

    English

    7.0

    4

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    Biography

    Documentary

    national basketball association (nba)

    nba

    professional sports

    Sport

    sports

    Justin C. Polk Justin C. Polk Director Charles Barkley Charles Barkley as Self Julius Erving Julius Erving as Self Jason Kidd Jason Kidd as Self Grant Hill Grant Hill as Self
    Explores the fantastic highs and unsettling lows of 8-time All-Star and slam dunk champion, Vince Carter, as he looks back on his record-breaking 22-season professional basketball career.
    Kareem: Minority of One 2015 POSTER

    Kareem: Minority of One

    2015

    English

    7.4

    3

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    biography

    Documentary

    los angeles lakers

    professional athlete

    sports

    This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary career, both on and off the court. Spotlighting a six-time MVP and six-time world champion, the film examines his controversial and landmark moments, his outspoken feelings about race and politics, and the evolution of the game.
    Cornbread, Earl and Me 1975 POSTER

    Cornbread, Earl and Me

    1975

    English

    6.9

    5

    86%

    86%

    basketball player

    coming of age

    courtroom

    Drama

    police brutality

    Sport

    Joseph Manduke Joseph Manduke Director Logan Ramsey Logan Ramsey as Deputy Coroner Tierre Turner Tierre Turner as Earl Carter Charles Lampkin Charles Lampkin as Fred Jenkins Laurence Fishburne Laurence Fishburne as Wilford Robinson
    The unintentional shooting by police of a star basketball player has profound personal, political and community repercussions in this acclaimed adaptation of the novel Hog Butcher by Ronald Fair. This was one of the more thoughtful urban dramas produced at the height of the "blaxploitation" craze. Also released under the title Hit the Open Man, it features the screen debut of Laurence Fishburne, who was barely a teenager at the time.
    Hustle 2022 POSTER

    Hustle

    2022

    English

    7.3

    138

    94%

    93%

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    Comedy

    Drama

    spain

    Sport

    sports

    teenage pregnancy

    training

    Jeremiah Zagar Jeremiah Zagar Director Robert Duvall Robert Duvall as Charles Barkley Charles Barkley as Charles Barkley Mark Cuban Mark Cuban as Mark Cuban Adam Sandler Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman
    After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA.
    Warrior Strong 2023 POSTER

    Warrior Strong

    2023

    English

    5.5

    4

    75%

    75%

    Action

    basketball

    basketball coach

    basketball player

    coach

    Drama

    high school

    Sport

    sports drama

    Shane Belcourt Shane Belcourt Director Andrew Dice Clay Andrew Dice Clay as Avery Schmidt Raoul Bhaneja Raoul Bhaneja as Carter Rohan Mead Rohan Mead as Mason Duane Murray Duane Murray as Referee Jerry
    Bilal Irving, a professional basketball player returns to his small, Northern Ontario town of Dumont. He re-connects with his former coach, and conflict ensues as they both struggle to put their egos and complicated pasts aside to mentor the town’s only basketball team.
    Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 2024 POSTER

    Giannis: The Marvelous Journey

    2024

    English

    8.3

    10

    98%

    98%

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    Documentary

    national basketball association (nba)

    nba

    sport

    Sport

    sports

    Kristen Lappas Kristen Lappas Director Tony Lee Gratz Tony Lee Gratz as Milwaukee Bucks scout Simon Jon Provan Simon Jon Provan as Milwaukee Bucks Scout Kenny Smith Kenny Smith as Self Jason Kidd Jason Kidd as Self
    A documentary that chronicles the extraordinary odyssey of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the very top of the basketball world.
    Power of the Dream 2024 POSTER

    Power of the Dream

    2024

    English

    6.6

    2

    88%

    83%

    basketball player

    Documentary

    sports documentary

    wnba

    women's national basketball association (wnba)

    Dawn Porter Dawn Porter Director Jemele Hill Jemele Hill as Self Nneka Ogwumike Nneka Ogwumike as Self Sue Bird Sue Bird as Self Layshia Clarendon Layshia Clarendon as Self
    The empowering and unlikely true story of how a group of professional women's basketball players took on a WNBA team owner and rallied behind now-Senator Raphael Warnock, forever changing the landscape of their sport and the course of U.S. politics.
    38 at the Garden 2022 POSTER

    38 at the Garden

    2022

    English

    7.0

    6

    80%

    80%

    Action

    basketball player

    Documentary

    Sport

    sports documentary

    Frank Chi Frank Chi Director Hasan Minhaj Hasan Minhaj as Iman Shumpert Iman Shumpert as Rachel Maddow Rachel Maddow as Self Ronny Chieng Ronny Chieng as Self
    In a hostile time for Asian Americans, the revisiting of an unlikely athlete's story 10 years later gives hope and shatters stereotypes on sport's biggest stage.
    Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals 2010 POSTER

    Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals

    2010

    English

    8.2

    18

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    Biography

    Documentary

    national basketball association (nba)

    nba

    professional athlete

    Sport

    sports

    Ezra Edelman Ezra Edelman Director Magic Johnson Magic Johnson as Himself Charles Barkley Charles Barkley as Himself Dennis Rodman Dennis Rodman as Himself Arsenio Hall Arsenio Hall as Himself
    An exploration of the fierce rivalry between NBA superstars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson during their decade of dominance.
    Shooting Stars 2023 POSTER

    Shooting Stars

    2023

    English

    6.5

    13

    54%

    70%

    1990s

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    Biography

    Drama

    high school sports

    History

    sport

    Sport

    sports

    Chris Robinson Chris Robinson Director Brian Anthony Wilson Brian Anthony Wilson as Announcer Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Keith Dambrot Caleb McLaughlin Caleb McLaughlin as Lil Dru Joyce III Bryant Carroll Bryant Carroll as O'Brien
    The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
    Imported 2025 POSTER

    Imported

    2025

    English

    7.6

    2

    Action

    basketball

    basketball player

    Documentary

    european basketball

    national basketball association (nba)

    professional athlete

    sports documentary

    Fiz Olajide Fiz Olajide Director Marcus Williams Marcus Williams as James Gist James Gist as Edgar Sosa Edgar Sosa as
    After a lifelong dream of playing in the NBA is dashed, and on the brink of their athletic prime, three athletes discover unexpected growth and success as international ballers when they decide to play overseas. Immersing themselves in foreign cultures while discovering the intense and exhilarating global fandom for basketball, these athletes turn an unwanted detour into a transformative and fulfilling chapter in the pursuit of their dreams.
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