Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "basketball-sport"

1. Clipped (2024– )

Biography, Drama, Sport | Pre-production

The downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, amid the team's drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers.

Stars: Kelly AuCoin, Michael Heidemann, Jock McKissic, Laurence Fishburne

2. Air (I) (2023)

R | 111 min | Drama, Sport

Follows the history of sports marketing executive Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball, Michael Jordan.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina

Votes: 167,372

3. Hustle (2022)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA.

Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangomez, Ben Foster

Votes: 144,177

4. The Basketball Diaries (1995)

R | 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: 121,044 | Gross: $2.42M

5. Coach Carter (2005)

PG-13 | 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: 172,062 | Gross: $67.26M

6. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

PG | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis

Votes: 80,334 | Gross: $70.59M

7. Space Jam (1996)

PG | 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: 213,468 | Gross: $90.46M

8. Champions (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with intellectual disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.

Director: Bobby Farrelly | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Matt Cook, Ernie Hudson

Votes: 26,005

9. 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 state championship in 1950s Indiana.

Director: David Anspaugh | Stars: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley

Votes: 51,079 | Gross: $28.61M

10. White Men Can't Jump (1992)

R | 115 min | Comedy, 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: 98,303 | Gross: $76.25M

11. Swagger (2021–2023)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sport

Inspired by Kevin Durant's youth basketball playing experience on the AAU circuit.

Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Isaiah R. Hill, Shinelle Azoroh, Tessa Ferrer

Votes: 3,779

12. Love & Basketball (2000)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood | Stars: Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard

Votes: 24,316 | Gross: $27.44M

13. The Way Back (I) (2020)

R | 108 min | Drama, Sport

Jack Cunningham was a high school 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: 52,861 | Gross: $13.59M

14. Like Mike (2002)

PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A 13-year-old orphan becomes an NBA superstar after trying on a pair of sneakers with the faded initials "MJ" inside them.

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

Votes: 22,556 | Gross: $51.43M

15. White Men Can't Jump (2023)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A remake of the 1992 film about a pair of basketball hustlers who team up to earn extra cash.

Director: Calmatic | Stars: Sinqua Walls, Jack Harlow, Lance Reddick, Teyana Taylor

Votes: 10,275

16. Big Shot (2021–2022)

TV-PG | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A temperamental college basketball coach who gets fired from his job and must take a teaching and coaching job at an elite all-girls private high school.

Stars: John Stamos, Jessalyn Gilsig, Sophia Mitri Schloss, Nell Verlaque

Votes: 5,431

17. Celtic Pride (1996)

PG-13 | 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: 10,592 | Gross: $9.26M

18. Air Bud (1997)

PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

An unexpected player joins the school basketball team - a circus dog who escaped from a cruel master.

Director: Charles Martin Smith | Stars: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Bill Cobbs

Votes: 19,506 | Gross: $24.63M

19. Lady Ballers (2023)

TV-14 | 112 min | Comedy, Sport

A down-on-his-luck former high school basketball coach will do anything to win, which in this case means leading his team of men to don wigs and brutally dominate in multiple women's sports.

Director: Jeremy Boreing | Stars: Jeremy Boreing, Billie Rae Brandt, Daniel Considine, Tyler Fischer

Votes: 11,204

20. Semi-Pro (2008)

R | 91 min | Comedy, Sport

Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.

Director: Kent Alterman | Stars: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André 3000, Maura Tierney

Votes: 86,034 | Gross: $33.47M

21. Shooting Stars (2023)

PG-13 | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.

Director: Chris Robinson | Stars: Marquis Mookie Cook, Wood Harris, Caleb McLaughlin, Avery Serell Wills Jr.

Votes: 2,310

22. 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: 51,454 | Gross: $21.55M

23. 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: 48,829 | Gross: $42.64M

24. Kuroko's Basketball (2012–2015)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Sport

Kagami meets Kuroko, the 6th member of the Miracle Generation, and they make a pact to defeat the other members of the team. A battle of light (Kagami) and shadow (Kuroko) begins.

Stars: Kenshô Ono, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yuki Ono, Hirofumi Nojima

Votes: 11,395

25. O (2001)

R | 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: 21,920 | Gross: $16.02M

26. Slam Dunk (1993–1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

About Sakuragi Hanamichi, a freshman of Shohoku High School who joins the basketball team because of the girl he has a crush on, Haruko. Although he is newbie in this sport, he is no ordinary basketball player.

Stars: Hisao Egawa, Eriko Hara, Akiko Hiramatsu, Yukimasa Kishino

Votes: 7,306

27. Uncle Drew (2018)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, 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: 15,738 | Gross: $42.47M

28. Sweetwater (2023)

PG-13 | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

In the fall of 1950, Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton makes history in his journey to become the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing the game of basketball.

Director: Martin Guigui | Stars: Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Pollak

Votes: 1,236

29. The First Slam Dunk (2022)

PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Follows 17-year-old Ryota Miyagi, who struggles to accomplish his late elder brother's dream of becoming a basketball star.

Director: Takehiko Inoue | Stars: Shugo Nakamura, Jun Kasama, Shinichiro Kamio, Subaru Kimura

Votes: 7,024

30. Overcomer (2019)

PG | 119 min | Drama, Family, Sport

A high-school basketball coach is asked to take over the cross-country program, where he encounters a troubled teen.

Director: Alex Kendrick | Stars: Alex Kendrick, Priscilla C. Shirer, Cameron Arnett, Shari Rigby

Votes: 5,691 | Gross: $26.25M

31. Blue Chips (1994)

PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Sport

A college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.

Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, J.T. Walsh, Ed O'Neill

Votes: 15,174 | Gross: $22.36M

32. Above the Rim (1994)

R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Sport

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Director: Jeff Pollack | Stars: Duane Martin, Tupac Shakur, Leon, David Bailey

Votes: 17,093 | Gross: $16.04M

33. The White Shadow (1978–1981)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Sport

A white former NBA professional retires from the pro game and gets a job as a basketball coach in a predominantly Black inner-city high school.

Stars: Ken Howard, Kevin Hooks, Byron Stewart, Timothy Van Patten

Votes: 1,506

34. Rise (II) (2022)

PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Sport

Based on the real life story about the family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league.

Director: Akin Omotoso | Stars: Dayo Okeniyi, Yetide Badaki, Uche Agada, Ral Agada

Votes: 8,190

35. Hoop Dreams (1994)

PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Director: Steve James | Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates

Votes: 28,017 | Gross: $7.83M

36. Thunderstruck (I) (2012)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

When Brian, a hopelessly uncoordinated young fan magically switches talents with his hero, basketball star Kevin Durant, he becomes the star of his high school team, while Kevin Durant suddenly can't make a shot to save his life.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Kevin Durant, Taylor Gray, Jim Belushi, Brandon T. Jackson

Votes: 5,885

37. Juwanna Mann (2002)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A star basketball player decides to dress up as a woman and join the women's professional basketball league when his on-court antics get him suspended.

Director: Jesse Vaughan | Stars: Miguel A. Núñez Jr., Christopher Simmons, Vivica A. Fox, Kevin Pollak

Votes: 7,100 | Gross: $13.57M

38. The Sixth Man (1997)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.

Director: Randall Miller | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Kadeem Hardison, David Paymer, Michael Michele

Votes: 6,317 | Gross: $14.71M

39. Hang Time (1995–2000)

TV-Y | 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: 955

40. Double Teamed (2002 TV Movie)

TV-G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family

Two sisters become world-famous basketball players.

Director: Duwayne Dunham | Stars: Poppi Monroe, Annie McElwain, Teal Redmann, Nick Searcy

Votes: 3,996

41. One on One (1977)

PG | 98 min | Drama, Sport

A small-town basketball star goes to college and tries to impress his tutor, teammates, and coach.

Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Robby Benson, Annette O'Toole, G.D. Spradlin, Gail Strickland

Votes: 2,010

42. 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: 15,651 | Gross: $21.52M

43. Rebound (2005)

PG | 86 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

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

Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Megan Mullally, Breckin Meyer, Wendy Raquel Robinson

Votes: 13,610 | Gross: $16.81M

44. Champions (I) (2018)

TV-14 | 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: 11,818

45. Hoops (2020)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Sport

Centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who thinks turning around his godawful team will take him to the "big leagues."

Stars: Jake Johnson, Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero

Votes: 7,274

46. The Crossover (2023)

TV-PG | Drama, Family, Sport

The boys come of age on and off the court as their former pro-baller father adjusts to life after basketball and matriarch mother finally gets to pursue dreams of her own.

Stars: Derek Luke, Jalyn Hall, Amir O'Neil, Sabrina Revelle

Votes: 334

47. The Mighty Macs (2009)

G | 99 min | Drama, Sport

In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms -- and the school itself is in danger of being sold -- Coach Rush looks to steer her girls to their first national championship.

Director: Tim Chambers | Stars: Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, Ellen Burstyn, David Boreanaz

Votes: 1,858 | Gross: $1.86M

48. Rez Ball

PG-13 | Drama, Sport | Completed

Chuska Warriors, a Native American high school basketball team from Chuska, New Mexico that must band together after losing their star player, if they want to keep their quest for a state championship alive.

Director: Sydney Freeland | Stars: Kauchani Bratt, Jessica Matten, Devin Sampson Craig, Amber Midthunder

49. The Redeem Team (2022)

TV-MA | 97 min | Documentary, History, Sport

Follows the story of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball team and how "The Redeem Team" set a new standard for American basketball.

Director: Jon Weinbach | Stars: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer

Votes: 11,262

50. The Air Up There (1994)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.

Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez, Winston Ntshona

Votes: 9,495 | Gross: $21.01M