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- DirectorRon SheltonStarsWesley SnipesWoody HarrelsonRosie PerezBlack and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDenzel WashingtonMilla JovovichRay AllenA basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.
- DirectorPreston A. Whitmore IIStarsAnthony MackieWesley JonathanWayne BradyThe lives of a gifted athlete and his best friend change when they take a fateful trip to Los Angeles. The young hopefuls must use every skill at their command to topple the reigning street ball champions from their thrones.
- DirectorKent AltermanStarsWill FerrellWoody HarrelsonAndré 3000Jackie Moon, the owner-coach-player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, rallies his teammates to make their NBA dreams come true.
- DirectorMatt KrentzStarsJimmy McKinneyMatt KrentzAudrie RiveraA troubled junior college basketball player forges an unlikely friendship with a fellow baller through pick-up games on the streets of St. Louis.
- DirectorKristopher BelmanStarsLeBron JamesDru JoyceRomeo TravisThis 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.
- DirectorEvan Jackson LeongStarsJeremy LinDaniel Dae KimCandy RichardzThe life story of basketball sensation, Jeremy Lin.
- DirectorKevin CouliauBobbito GarciaStarsKenny AndersonNiki AveryRaphael Alexander EdwardsAn independent documentary directed by Bobbito Garcia and Kevin Couliau. The film explores the definition, history, culture, social impact and global influence of New York's outdoor summer basketball scene, the worldwide 'Mecca' of the sport.
- DirectorTim StoryStarsForest WhitakerIsaiah WashingtonShad MossAl, a basketball coach at a New Orleans high school, finally has a winning team when Hurricane Katrina happens. He tries to build a winning team anew after the hurricane.
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsSean ConneryRob BrownF. Murray AbrahamForrester, the author of a famous book, decides to help Jamal, a 16-year-old student, discover his writing prowess by mentoring him and enrolling him into a prestigious private school.
- DirectorEriq La SalleStarsDon CheadleJames Earl JonesMichael BeachA dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.
- DirectorSteve GomerStarsRhea PerlmanFredro StarrCarol KaneA white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
- DirectorFrank C. SchroederStarsMillie PerkinsNick BenedictAdam GuierBiography of pro basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who died suddenly in 1988 at age 40 from a heart attack.
- DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsKevin BaconCharles Gitonga MainaYolanda VazquezA basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.
- DirectorDavid AnspaughStarsGene HackmanBarbara HersheyDennis HopperA 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.
- DirectorThomas CarterStarsSamuel L. JacksonRick GonzalezRobert Ri'chardControversy surrounds high school basketball coach Ken Carter after he benches his entire team for breaking their academic contract with him.
- DirectorJeff PollackStarsDuane MartinTupac ShakurLeonStory 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.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsNick NolteMary McDonnellJ.T. WalshA college basketball coach is forced to break the rules in order to get the players he needs to stay competitive.
- DirectorDanielle GardnerStarsKenny JonesRonnet JonesRonald KellyThe life trials and tribulations of a group of young athletic men that struggle through everyday life supporting one another on the rough streets of a Brooklyn neighborhood, using basketball as their way out of a possible life of poverty.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsWilliam GatesArthur AgeeEmma GatesA film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
- DirectorLee DavisStarsArthur AgeePatrick BeverleyLamont BryantHoop Reality is the sequel to the 1994 documentary "Hoop Dreams" and explores what happened during the last decade from where "Hoop Dreams" left off. It follows the original basketball hero past his dream and into reality, examining where life has carried him over the decade, and taking a look at where he is today, as the torch gets passed to the next dream seeker. Along the way he mentors and inspires the up-and-coming basketball star, Patrick Beverly, who leads his team, the Marshal Commandos, for the first time since the original "Hoop Dreams", to the State Finals.
- DirectorJames GartnerStarsJosh LucasDerek LukeAustin NicholsIn 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
- DirectorMarius A. MarkeviciusStarsSarunas MarciulionisArvydas SabonisRimas KurtinaitisThe incredible story of the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team, whose athletes struggled under Soviet rule, became symbols of Lithuania's independence movement, and - with help from the Grateful Dead - triumphed at the Barcelona Olympics.
- DirectorBart FreundlichStarsTaylor John SmithMichael ShannonCarla GuginoAnthony hopes his basketball skills will get him into Cornell after high school. His only obstacle is his dad's gambling.
- DirectorRyan KooStarsMichael Rainey Jr.Tekola CornetetHanna LongoA young basketball future star struggles with his personal life in pursuit of his dream.
- DirectorJill CampbellStarsKenny AndersonNatasha AndersonNate Archibald"Mr. Chibbs" is an observational feature length documentary that follows NBA All-Star Kenny Anderson, in the midst of a mid life crisis, dealing with drinking issues, attempting to get a job, and on a journey to find himself ten years post retirement. Everything came easy, but when he lost it all, he had to figure out who he was minus his famous handle. A story about society and its prodigies. Featuring Kenny Anderson, Natasha Anderson, David Falk,Kenny Smith, Vince Smith, Coach Bobby Cremins, Coach Bobby Hurley, Pierre Turner and Kenny Anderson Jr.
- DirectorDarran ScottStarsHeidi ArenaRudi BakerBailey BarbourIn the lead up to the 1956 Olympic games, a group of missionaries are tasked with helping the fledgling Australian basketball team compete in their first ever Olympics, and in doing so, unite a nation still coming to grips after the war.
- DirectorAnton MegerdichevStarsVladimir MashkovAndrey SmolyakovSergey GarmashGoing Vertical is a film based on real events that occurred in 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. It focuses on a legendary final battle between USSR and USA basketball teams.
- DirectorMike NicollAt All Costs is a documentary set in the world of elite youth grassroots basketball that explores how the AAU system has professionalized youth basketball in America. We follow highly recruited 'blue chip' prospects, their families, and their teams as they navigate the shaky terrain of the AAU circuit in pursuit of their dreams.
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsKyrie IrvingLil Rel HoweryShaquille O'NealAn anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.
- DirectorJavier FesserStarsJavier GutiérrezAthenea MataJuan MargalloA basketball coach is sentenced to community service, forced to work with a team of mentally disabled players.
- DirectorTimothy A. CheyStarsChris StaplesMichael IrvinJose CansecoWrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in Christ and in those he loves.
- DirectorMichael TolajianStarsObada AdnanAnthony AmmonsLenny CostaDocumentary that explores the San Quentin Prison basketball squad - teammates and inmates at "the Q" - along their journey of rehabilitation and possible redemption.
- DirectorGavin O'ConnorStarsBen AffleckAl MadrigalJanina GavankarJack 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.
- StarsMichael JordanPhil JacksonScottie PippenLed by Michael Jordan, the 1990s Chicago Bulls establish themselves as one of the most notable dynasties in sports history.
- DirectorDanny A. AbeckaserStarsMichael RapaportAshley GreeneTara WestwoodThe Brooklyn-native street basketball legend Jackie Ryan.
- DirectorEddie HuangStarsTaylor TakahashiPamelyn CheeJorge Lendeborg Jr.Coming-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
- DirectorJeremiah ZagarStarsAdam SandlerQueen LatifahJuancho HernangomezA basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA.
- CreatorMax BorensteinJim HechtStarsJohn C. ReillyQuincy IsaiahJason ClarkeThe professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports' most revered and dominant dynasties - a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
- DirectorAkin OmotosoStarsDayo OkeniyiYetide BadakiUche AgadaBased 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.
- DirectorJingyi ShaoStarsBloom LiBen WangZoe ReneeA young Asian-American teen and basketball fanatic who just wants to dunk and get the girl ends up learning much more about himself, his best friends, and his mother.
- CreatorKwame AlexanderStarsDerek LukeJalyn HallAmir O'NeilThe 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.
- DirectorMartin GuiguiStarsEverett OsborneCary ElwesJeremy PivenIn 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.
- DirectorBen AffleckStarsMatt DamonJason BatemanBen AffleckFollows 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.
- DirectorCalmaticStarsSinqua WallsJack HarlowLance ReddickA remake of the 1992 film about a pair of basketball hustlers who team up to earn extra cash.
- DirectorChris RobinsonStarsMarquis Mookie CookWood HarrisCaleb McLaughlinA look at the young life of basketball star LeBron James. Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger's book 'Shooting Stars'.
- CreatorReggie Rock BythewoodStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Isaiah R. HillShinelle AzorohInspired by Kevin Durant's youth basketball playing experience on the AAU circuit.
- DirectorTakehiko InoueStarsShugo NakamuraJun KasamaShinichiro KamioFollows 17-year-old Ryota Miyagi, who struggles to accomplish his late elder brother's dream of becoming a basketball star.