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The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #20. Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story

 The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #20. Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
Final Shot The Hank Gathers Story

Probably the only basketball movie I watched once, didn't want to watch again for this list, but own the DVD. Well we are in the top half now, the two movies I would flop for movies on top half - The Winning Season and Fast Break are respectable at 21 and 22. It's more interesting for myself to dissect my ranking along with a consensus of both IMDB and RT to come to a more moderate spot for each film. I doubt most people have ever heard of the late Hank Gathers, let alone know he had a movie. People know all about Space Jam though, so it's harder for me to argue where it should rank in a list of 40 basketball movies. Victor Love plays the titular character and is joined by his rival and eventual best friend Bo Kimble played by Duane Davis. Hank could have been even better than Jordan someone once told me. A score of 50 I give to a film if it has no Rotten Tomatoes score, I feel this is fair for a movie that hasn't been rated. 99 audience score though, means more than 50 people have given this movie a pass even if it is inflated for a general audience. Does this movie deserve it? Well I bought the movie so I loved it at one point in my life. I don't think you can just plop this movie in and expect a great 90 minutes of a good time. If you like low budget but heart felt sports dramas, look no further.

Movie Rotten Tom Rotten Tom Aud IMDB   Internet Rank My Rank
20. Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story 50 99 6.9 11 28
21. The Winning Season 50 55 6.6 26 15
22. Fast Break 50 59 6.1 30 13
23. Believe in Me 60 74 7.0 16 29
24. High Flying Bird 91 50 6.2 20 26
25. "O" 64 58 6.1 22 25
26. Forget Paris 48 56 6.5 29 19
27. Sunset Park 13 83 5.9 31 21
28. Game Day 50 82 5.4 25 30
29. Blue Chips 37 51 6.2 33 23
30. Amateur 60 66 5.9 24 32
31. The Air Up There 21 35 5.5 38 20
32. Space Jam 43 63 6.5 27 31
33. Semi-Pro 22 38 5.8 36 24
34. Heaven Is a Playground 50 84 5.8 21 39
35. Hurricane Season 50 69 6.5 23 38
36. Teen Wolf 42 52 6.1 34 34
37. Boogie 42 57 5.2 35 36
38. Rebound 14 38 5.1 40 33
39. Slam Dunk Ernest 50 31 4.5 37 37
40. Eddie 17 36 5.2 39 40

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