Basketball Movies

Basketball Movies
List of the best basketball movies selected by visitors to our site: Coach Carter, Just Wright, Rebound, Like Mike, Baywatch, The Way Back, The Air Up There, Thunderstruck, Hustle, Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, biography, sport
CountryUSA, Germany
Duration02:16

Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:40

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

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

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

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:39

    Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, comedy, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
    Duration02:16

    Devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon butts heads with a brash new recruit. Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA, Canada

    A former basketball all-star, who has lost his wife and family foundation in a struggle with addiction attempts to regain his soul and salvation by becoming the coach of a disparate ethnically mixed high school basketball team at his alma mater.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration01:47

    Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Brian is a 16 year-old who can't play basketball, but he still wants to play like his hero, Kevin Durant. At an Oklahoma City Thunder game, Brian gets chosen to shoot a half court shot which he misses and hits the mascot in the process. Later on, he gets a chance to meet Durant and expresses his desire to play just like him. When Kevin gives Brian the ball, the two unknowingly switch talents.

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    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA

    A 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.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    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.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Billy Hoyle and Sidney Deane are an unlikely pair of basketball hustlers. They team up to con their way across the courts of Los Angeles, playing a game that's fast dangerous - and funny.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Antoine and Kenny Tyler are NCAA college basketball players, and Antoine is the star. Suddenly Antoine dies of heart attack and Kenny has to fill his shoes as leader of team. Some time later, Antoine returns as a ghost and helps Kenny in game and in life, but Kenny changes in the process and doesn't quite like it.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

      On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one morning to find he's 17 years old again. With his adult mind stuck inside the body of a teenager, Mike actually has the chance to reverse some decisions he wishes he'd never made. But maybe they weren't so bad after all.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrecomedy, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:54

      High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:16

      A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genremelodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:23

      A young African-American couple navigates the tricky paths of romance and athletics in this drama. Quincy McCall (Omar Epps) and Monica Wright (Sanaa Lathan) grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. They've followed the game all their lives and have no small amount of talent on the court. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
      CountryUSA, Canada
      Duration01:38

      A young boy and a talented stray dog with an amazing basketball playing ability become instant friends. Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. The new kid in town, Josh has no friends and is too shy to try out for the school basketball team. Instead he prefers to practice alone on an abandoned court, he befriends a runaway golden retriever named Buddy. Josh is amazed when he realizes that Buddy loves basketball...that is playing basketball...and he is GOOD! Josh eventually makes the school team and Buddy is named the Team Mascot. Josh and Buddy become the stars of halftime. Buddy's half-time talent draws media attention. Unfortunately, when Buddy's mean former owner, Norm Snively, comes along with a scheme to cash in on the pup's celebrity, it looks like they are going to be separated.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA). In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the National Basketball Association (NBA) plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. The Tropics are the worst team in the league and if they want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning. The only problem is the fact that Jackie Moon is not really the coach and star basketball player he thinks he is. To keep his team from oblivion and leave his mark in the city, Jackie Moon must inspire his team to win fourth place in the playoffs.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryRussia
      Duration02:11

      The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrecomedy, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      The National Basketball Association play-offs are taking place, and the Boston Celtics are facing the Utah Jazz in a crucial series. This is also the last year that any games will be played in the Boston Garden, which is going to be torn down after the end of the season. Mike and Jimmy, two die-hard sports fans who will risk anything for the Celtics to win, are really getting into the games...

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrecomedy, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography, sport
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:42

      Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, sport
      CountryUSA

      A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genredrama, family, biography, sport
      CountryUSA

      Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball coach. Inspired by the true story of Heather and Heidi Burge.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team aren't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:42

      Based on true events amid the wreckage and chaos dealt by Hurricane Katrina; one basketball coach in Marrero, Louisiana just will not give up. Coach Al Collins(Forest Whitaker), gathers other players from hard-hit schools and builds a team actually worthy enough to go to the state playoffs. A very honest look at what can be done with the right people having the desire and fortitude to pick up and

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genredrama, crime, sport
      CountryUSA

      A story about basketball and befriending. Gar is a High School journalist who, while covering the team to the state championship, is best friends with the teams' main "Star" Matt Dunbar. Matt's older brother persuades him to steal money from a drug dealers' home. Gar tags along, but soon things go horribly wrong. One question to ask is "Will the Giants win the big game?

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genredrama, documentary, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:50

      Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
      CountryGermany
      Duration01:47

      In order to catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a numb, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of young, attractive filmmaker Denise, who wants to feature an invalid fan in an image film for the team. Fred has to keep playing his role, while real invalid and really furious fan Ronny might call his bluff at any moment. Worse, still, love sets in...

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, sport
      CountryUSA

      Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer, invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Theirs is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of a rival team wants to institute.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
      CountrySpain

      A disgraced basketball coach is given the chance to coach Los Amigos, a team of players who are intellectually disabled, and soon realizes they just might have what it takes to make it to the national championships.

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryCanada

      In 1997 the close-knit Anderson family vanished from their home without a trace. No bodies were ever found and no explanation satisfied curiosity. For 17 years the house has remained undisturbed...until now. This eerily expert frightener is further enlivened by terrific performances from ‘Suits’/’Arrow’ star Neal McDonough and SILENT HILL/THE TALL MAN/TIDELAND’s Jodelle Ferland.

      Markimdb: 8.8
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA

      An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrecomedy, sport
      CountryUSA

      A comedy that spoofs the inspirational sports movies, The Comebacks tells the story of an out-of-luck coach, Lambeau Fields, who takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:36

      An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrehorror, thriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      A fashion photographer is traveling to meet his sister at Eden Parish. Once there, his friends begin to film interviews with the Eden Parish inhabitants, all of whom speak of the commune in glowing terms. However, they soon discover that there is a sinister edge to the commune that belies the seemingly peaceful setting.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecartoon, short, biography, sport
      CountryUSA

      An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
      CountryUSA

      At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:51

      The story of a teenager, Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:23

      Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      During a pandemic lockdown, Nico, a young man with rare immunity, must overcome martial law, murderous vigilantes and a powerful family to reunite with his love, Sara.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, comedy, detective
      CountryUSA

      The outrageous life of Reagan Collins, a model high school student with a "killer" after-school job that involves arranging “accidents” for his classmates' parents. When seasoned police detective Cliff Dawkins starts putting the pieces together, it's a battle of wits to see if Reagan can keep business booming.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA

      Wrongfully accused and sent to prison, a former basketball star prepares for the national slam dunk competition while finding redemption in himself and in those he loves.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, crime
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, China, Canada, Denmark, Germany, United Kingdom
      Duration02:29

      After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater evil with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.




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