tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24824808866399526712024-03-14T02:39:25.435-04:00If he's here, who's running hell?Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.comBlogger312125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-38166946098158961482023-07-02T23:09:00.001-04:002023-07-02T23:18:55.457-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #1. Hustle<p>The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #1. Hustle<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/4a61e4c1-3952-4b2d-8922-03d8c23d05d6?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Hustle" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Hustle.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />Getting the nod over Hoosiers, number one is a Netflix Adam Sandler movie. Adam Sandler is an overseas scout for the 76ers, going from hotel to hotel, game to game looking for something special, eating fast food. Married to Queen Latifah, with a daughter. Robert Duvall plays the owner and Ben Foster the son. While the owner believes in Sandler's Stanley Sugerman, Ben Foster has his own thoughts on how the 76ers should draft. Jaleel White, Kenny Smith and Heidi Gardner who is the daughter of Duvall's character and another friend to Stanley are also on the personnel team. When Duvall's character passes away, Foster goes his own way against Stanley's wishes. It's the same setup premise as Gladiator. Instead of emperor, Duvall wants to make Sandler an assistant telling Sandler not to back down ever. That statement drives the rest of the movie. Foster demotes Stanley and puts him back as a scout which Sandler isn't happy with. Stanley happens upon a pickup game and finds the prospect he has been looking for in Bo Cruz. Bo, Stanley follows him home after the pickup game where he meets Bo's mom and daughter. Bo agrees to do a workout the next day, and impresses but Foster says no. Sandler agrees to pay Bo's way. Bo comes to Philly and doesn't do well in his first tryout against Kermit. Juancho Hernangomez in real life was drafted in 2016, is good at his pickup game but doesn't do well under pressure. Hernangomez and Edwards (Kermit) played together for the Timberwolves. Stanley quits after Foster disrespects Bo and himself. Training starts a Rocky Philadelphia style montage. Foster comes out against Bo's arrest record and things get heated. Stanley's daughter suggests a pick up game for money that would be recorded to bring in interest for Bo. Bo loses his cool at the combine at Kermit, but after a third tryout Bo finally gets there. The end is a cameo heaven from Shaq, Dirk, Barkley, Seth Curry, Doc Rivers, Dr J, Allen Iverson and more. It's about dreams, hard work, love and obsession of the game. The movie makes you care about the characters, it helps that Sandler is as likable as he is. The cliché 'catchphrases' that came from scouts and coaches at the end really hurt my ears and is easily the worst thing about the film. </p>
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<th>Rotten Tom</th>
<th>Rotten Tom Aud</th>
<th>IMDB </th>
<th>Internet Rank</th>
<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>1. Hustle</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>93</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>3</td>
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<td>2. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-3-love.html">Hoosiers</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
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<td>3. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-3-love.html">Love and Basketball</a></td>
<td>85</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8</td>
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<td>4. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-4-way-back.html">The Way Back</a></td>
<td>84</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>5</td>
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<td>5. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-5-coach.html">Coach Carter</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td>6. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-6-air.html">Air</a></td>
<td>92</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>7. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-7-white.html">White Men Can't Jump</a></td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-42091861768435155702023-07-01T21:57:00.005-04:002023-07-01T22:00:13.922-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #2. Hoosiers<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #2. Hoosiers<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/a14639f2-e849-4bf7-9bf5-832f444c54f3?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Hoosiers" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Hoosiers.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />One of the first movies that comes up when talking with people about what the best basketball movie is. Only eclipsed by Air and Hoosiers from a critic standpoint but Air is very recent so doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. Audience score is only like 7th for RT which maybe it's biggest reason it's number 2 though I put it 4th as well. I'm just a White Men Can't Jump fan and this was the first time watching Hoosiers. And if we count BASEketball as a basketball movie, which I did here, I think 4th is reasonable. Can you guess #1 yet? With such high expectations I did my best to watch it trying not to let that impede my judgment. It's better to me than The Way Back and Coach Carter but not by much. Though the plot is very similar to those two. New coach, nobody believes in us concept. Takes the coach awhile to warm up and the town in this case takes time to warm up. We have a star athlete that won't play for the coach immediately but becomes the deciding factor in Gene Hackman's Norman Dale keeping his job. Gene is still here as of 7/1/23 at 93 years young. He was great in Superman, The Replacements, Unforgiven, The Firm, Crimson Tide, Behind Enemy Lines, Enemy of the State, The Chamber and it just goes on. Barbara Hershey was in The Last Temptation of Christ, Falling Down, 11:14, Black Swan, Insidious, Swing Kids, The Right Stuff, The Natural. Dennis Hopper earns his only Oscar nomination and I didn't even recognize him. He plays a drunk that knows quite a bit about basketball that Dale hires as his assistant. Director David Anspaugh did Rudy after Hoosiers, but beyond that I'm not familiar with his work. Apparently Hackman was very negative when making the movie and never thought it would amount to anything. Local basketball players made up of the actors. It's well deserving of top 5 and even 1 or 2. I'm sure I'll watch it again at some point. </p><style>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>2. Hoosiers</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
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<td>3. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-3-love.html">Love and Basketball</a></td>
<td>85</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8</td>
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<td>4. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-4-way-back.html">The Way Back</a></td>
<td>84</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>5</td>
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<td>5. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-5-coach.html">Coach Carter</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td>6. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-6-air.html">Air</a></td>
<td>92</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>7. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-7-white.html">White Men Can't Jump</a></td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-68921628330013655052023-06-30T00:05:00.006-04:002023-06-30T00:08:17.220-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #3. Love & Basketball<p>The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #3. Love & Basketball <br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/38ffb596-076e-4502-999a-09afbebbb28e?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Love & Basketball" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Love_Basketball.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />Produced by Spike Lee, cause why wouldn't he. It feels like he is a part of every movie in the top 10. He likely thinks of it better than One on One but worse than He Got Game. Came out in 2000, but never feels dated or like a 90s movie. Tied for second highest Rotten Tomatoes Audience score. I would put this in the 7-8 range in terms of basketball movies. It qualifies as a good movie and story. It's a step above Glory Road and One on One and is in the same conversation as He Got Game and Coach Carter. It was the second movie I watched after thinking I was going to make a list after Finding Forrester. I think it would be a decent re-watch. Movie starts when the two main characters (Quincy and Monica) are kids and young Quincy is playing basketball with his friends when Monica comes over looking tomboyish and wants to play. They start 'going out' as kids and remain friends through high school when the story really kicks off. Both are good at basketball and we follow their relationship through Quincy's family woes, their college ball and eventually the professional leagues. I really enjoyed the ending. The movie doesn't have the Rom Com fluff. I feel we are rooting for them to get together which puts us more on Monica's side of the story. Omar Epps and Dennis Haysbert who plays Quincy's father, both played teammates in Major League 2. Sanaa Lathan I recognized from Alien vs Predator's main character. Epps and Lathan starred together in previously and were dating in real life. Tyra Banks plays a girlfriend. Regina Hall I know as well from Scary Movie. Omar was in Scream 2. Gabrielle Union who married Dwayne Wade and Harry Lennix are also stars. Lennix who stars in all sorts of things like The Matrix sequels and the Snyder DC movies. Lathan was picked by Lee for having reasonably good basketball skills after she went through extensive training. Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, it was her first feature, but I don't think she did much after until recently when she directed The Old Guard and The Woman King. </p><style>
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<th>Rotten Tom</th>
<th>Rotten Tom Aud</th>
<th>IMDB </th>
<th>Internet Rank</th>
<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>3. Love and Basketball</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8</td>
</tr>
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<td>4. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-4-way-back.html">The Way Back</a></td>
<td>84</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>5. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-5-coach.html">Coach Carter</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>6. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-6-air.html">Air</a></td>
<td>92</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>14</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>7. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-7-white.html">White Men Can't Jump</a></td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-28529751078913398232023-06-27T22:43:00.003-04:002023-06-27T22:48:37.155-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #4. The Way Back<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #4. The Way Back<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/b8d26e6a-59ac-476e-9f27-da51c988d6d1?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="The Way Back" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/The_Way_Back.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />Not to be confused with the 2010 Ed Harris vehicle The Way Back or The Way Way Back with Sam Rockwell (that I also really enjoyed). Technically a tie with Coach Carter numbers wise but it gets the tie-breaking nudge from me. Similar Rotten Tomatoes audience score but much higher critic score though slightly lower IMDB. I do believe it belongs in the 5-10 range of basketball movies. It left a good taste in my mouth when it was over. I think I would really have to revisit it again to appreciate it more. The movie was definitely not all roses. It hits it's themes, especially alcoholism over the head. It really helps that Ben Affleck is so likable. Ben Affleck actually was going through alcohol rehab just prior to this movie. It feels like it's missing something in the beginning, the first scene with Jack's family didn't really feel right. You eventually find out that Jack had lost his wife and child which starts him down this road. Similar concept to so many of these movies including Coach Carter, great high school player comes back to coach. The team starts playing better under Jack's tutelage but eventually gets done in by his vice. My favorite scenes happen off the court, in one of them Jack goes to see a boy's father at work about going to watch his son play. In another, Jack gets drunk and wanders into someone else's home. Not familiar with the writer but the director Gavin O'Connor is no stranger to sports movies as his resume includes Miracle and Warrior. The only other actor I recognize - Melvin Gregg, also did High Flying Bird. It definitely is a step above a generic sports movie. I don't think it's as good as White Men Can't Jump, BASEketball or even Above the Rim for me at this point but deserves to be in the conversation with Coach Carter, Glory Road, and Believe in Me as similar movies.</p>
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<th>Rotten Tom</th>
<th>Rotten Tom Aud</th>
<th>IMDB </th>
<th>Internet Rank</th>
<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>4. The Way Back</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>5</td>
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<td>5. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-5-coach.html">Coach Carter</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td>6. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-6-air.html">Air</a></td>
<td>92</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>7. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-7-white.html">White Men Can't Jump</a></td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-29480278189387915992023-06-26T22:49:00.005-04:002023-06-26T22:52:46.619-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #5. Coach Carter<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #5. Coach Carter<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/7d6ed106-0d20-4d28-a556-b8ffce22e755?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Coach Carter" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Coach_Carter.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />The third time I agreed with the internet ranking exactly (also Teen Wolf and Slam Dunk Ernest). Two 7 rankings gives Coach Carter spot #5. Came out 18 years ago so it has been a minute. There is some predictability to the general trajectory of the plot. Even a semi-restrained Samuel Jackson movie brings you a great performance. Directed by Thomas Carter, who I am familiar with for directing Swing Kids and Metro. Cameos I'm most familiar with include Channing Tatum (first movie), Octavia Spencer and Ashanti (first movie). Plot goes like - new coach comes back to his old high-school and immediately demands contracts for his players for things like grades and dress code. When the team starts doing well but starts breaking contracts, Coach Carter starts suspending players and forfeiting games to the great dismay of all the coaches and some faculty. There becomes a community conference where his fate gets voted on. The scene I had watched before, and maybe it's most famous one is where a player wants to get back on the team after quitting initially and coach demands an impossible number of pushups and sprints, but the team helps the player take on the challenge. Based on a real person Ken Carter who served as consultant and pulled for Samuel Jackson to play the part. Quite a bit of basketball here and the actors went through a good amount of training. Highest MTV opening release. It's a little fluffy and safe overall but it does deserve to be in the 6-10 range of basketball movies even if 5 is pushing it. </p><style>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>5. Coach Carter</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>85</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>7</td>
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<td>6. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-6-air.html">Air</a></td>
<td>92</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>7. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-7-white.html">White Men Can't Jump</a></td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-8955276159405437652023-06-25T22:52:00.006-04:002023-06-26T22:28:50.981-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #6. Air<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #6. Air<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/d3b04178-450e-4992-b82a-9ae783bfb1aa?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Air" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Air.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />Matt Damon doing his character magic in a direct sequel to The Martian. Ha ha. Following up my favorite movie that didn't make the top 5 with the highest rated movie, also not making the top 5. Now we know how to skin a rabbit. There is actually not a lot of basketball in this movie at all, and I knew that going in but it still counts to me. This was the last movie I waited for to come out on streaming before finalizing my list. I've had it as low as 16 and high as 9, so I believe it is a top 10 movie which is where it falls but it has some incredible reviews, only beaten by Hoop Dreams on IMDB and RT Audience just shy of Hank Gathers. So it's not about basketball but the company of Nike and the shoe deal that they make with Michael Jordan for the Air Jordan brand. Nike starts off at a distant 3rd place to Adidas and Converse but this vehicle directed and acted by Ben Affleck follows Matt Damon trying everything possible in his power to get this deal done. Helping him along the way is Jason Bateman, the marketing VP. Damon's character Sonny's biggest hurdle other than wearing a fat suit is Jordan's mom played by Viola Davis. Sonny plays it perfect how he interacts with the people around him. It's almost a Moneyball type movie for baseball equivalency or Draft Day for football. Strong cast beyond the Affleck/Damon/Bateman trio, Chris Tucker, Jay Mohr, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina. Damon said it was his favorite part. Ben Affleck consulted Michael several times on details. The soundtrack is so 80s, it's just wonderful. It's a recommend, especially to fans who like the behind the scenes sports movies and I'll probably watch it again at some point.</p>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>6. Air</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>14</td>
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<td>7. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-7-white.html">White Men Can't Jump</a></td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-26073917989469867272023-06-24T23:34:00.002-04:002023-06-24T23:49:17.614-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #7. White Men Can't Jump<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #7. White Men Can't Jump<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/93401995-0a8a-4bf5-a764-03471fa5a5d2?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="White Men Can't Jump" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/White_Men_Can_t_Jump.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />The king of Yo Mama jokes. I think it's my favorite basketball movie. A favorite of Stanley Kubrick. The three main characters are all likable but at the same time they are really annoying characters as well. I would have loved to have watched the new remake but it's just on Hulu at the moment and I wasn't waiting that long to do this list. Our third Woody Harrelson movie on here after Semi-Pro and Champions. Woody Harrelson was a better basketball player than Wesley Snipes in real life but both went through intense basketball camp and training. They had a real dunk bet just like in the movie. Our last Cylk Cozart appearance as well (I think). Kadeem Hardison from A Different World and his double glasses are here. Director Ron Shelton, who wrote most of the movie in one night, is no stranger to sports movies having peaked immediately with Bull Durham, but also doing Cobb, Tin Cup, Play It to the Bone as well as doing some writing on Blue Chips, Bad Boys 2 (not a sports movie) and The Great White Hype. Shelton sued the studio over breach of contract and shut down sequel talk, at least for 30 years. He wanted to find actors that could do the part of ballplayers so Keanu Reeves got cut. Charlie Sheen turned the Billy part down. This movie should serve warning to anyone with gambling issues, don't double down. Sidney Deane and Billy Hoyle are two of the best street hustlers and Woody's Billy gets the first punch in but can't stay out of trouble for more than 2 minutes. His girlfriend Gloria, played by Rosie Perez tries his best with Billy but she isn't enough to overcome his hustling lifestyle. The movie belongs in the top 10. I like adding the consensus internet rankings as a part of this list to add some debate within myself to see if I'm being too objective about a particular movie. In the case of Hoop Dreams, I think people give really good scores to documentaries in general, but it's not my thing so there is some natural contrast. Why would this be the 17th best basketball movie? The characters? Not enough stakes as it doesn't involve teams, but mostly the lives of these few people. 68 Rotten tomatoes score isn't bad, nor is a 6.8 from IMDB, but it does get beat by Believe In Me (#23). Obviously I recommend it and will more than likely watch it more times in my future.</p><div><br />
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<td>7. White Men Can't Jump</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>68</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>1</td>
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<td>8. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-8-he-got.html">He Got Game</a></td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
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<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-29720170891339612162023-06-23T22:50:00.004-04:002023-06-23T22:54:07.332-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #8. He Got Game<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #8. He Got Game<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/8d651646-0abe-4a74-b9b6-d946436a9112?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="He Got Game" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/He_Got_Game.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />Spike Lee can't call this one the worst sports movie ever made. Denzel Washington is one of the top actors of our time and this vehicle 100% doesn't work without him. And he is placed against Ray Allen, whom doesn't look too great next to the legend. Rosario Dawson and Milla Jovovich don't get passes either, their moments at times are cringe. Dawson's character is obviously important to the plot which is - Ray Allen's Jesus Shuttlesworth is being recruited by many schools as a top recruit. His father Jake, played by Denzel, is incarcerated due to the death of his wife and Jesus's mother. The prison warden allows Jake a temporary guarded release and promises him a reduced sentencing if Jake can get Jesus to go to the school of the warden's choice (I don't actually remember what school, State vs University?). They show the scene where the mother dies and it happens while Jesus is pretty young. Jake takes so much pride in what he taught his boy but you would think quite a bit happens between the first time you see Jake destroying Jesus on the court and the showdown in the future between them which leads to Jake's defeat. Supposedly Denzel and Allen played for real and Denzel got 4 on Allen. Young Dawson plays the girlfriend, but she is unusually unlikable here. Jovovich, not necessary to the plot, plays a prostitute which we are supposed to care about when Jesus gets involved in her life and 'saves' her. The basketball cameos and other cameos are endless - Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Shaq, Bill Walton, Charles Barkley, Ned Beatty, John Turturro, Jim Brown, Rick Fox, George Karl, Rick Pitino, Dick Vitale, Reggie Miller all show up. It would have been more interesting with Kobe instead of Allen. The movie filmed in 23 days, opened up at number one. The ending has both moments of greatness and also contrived at the same time. This was the second time I've watched it, though it's been a really long time and I might have only saw parts before. 8 is exactly where the internet places it on my scoresheet, solid scores but none remarkable. I put it at 15 originally but bumped it to 8 eventually settling in at 11 but it really does deserve to be in the top 10, you could make a good argument for being even higher than 8 and a favorite of many people. I am tempted to add a Letterboxd score at the very end to see how that would change the top 10. </p><style>
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<th>Movie</th>
<th>Rotten Tom</th>
<th>Rotten Tom Aud</th>
<th>IMDB </th>
<th>Internet Rank</th>
<th>My Rank</th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<td>8. He Got Game</td>
<td>80</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>9. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-9-uncut.html">Uncut Gems</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-4750983853559829062023-06-22T22:47:00.002-04:002023-06-22T23:28:43.073-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #9. Uncut Gems<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #9. Uncut Gems<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/39888e21-94f0-4f38-83e2-219bea326856?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Uncut Gems" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Uncut_Gems.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><br />I don't think you can fault Adam Sandler for not doing something different here. It was a good movie, will I watch it again... not likely. I did like it enough to recommend it to my wife. Or at least I thought there was enough drama here to hold her interest. There is quite a bit to unpack but it revolves around 3 things, a gem that seemingly has special powers, a gambler with no control of his life, and a basketball player - Kevin Garnett, fascinated with the gem that makes him play better. Does all of this really add up to a basketball movie? It really could have been any sport inserted and it would have gone over just as well. It takes a bit from Casino and a bit from Jersey Shore. I don't even know if I was satisfied with it entirely, it might take me years to formulate all my thoughts about it. There is a whole prologue dedicated to finding the opal in Africa. His girlfriend Julia was one of the bright points of the movie. Directed by the Safdie brothers (obviously I'm not familiar with them)? Sandler's Howard owns a jewelry shop but his gambling addiction has taken a tole on his life and his Jewish family, his ex-wife's father is one of the bookies. Tilda Swinton, The Weeknd and Pom Klementieff have cameos. 560 F bombs, behind 569 in Wolf of Wall Street. Sandler (wearing false teeth) turned the role down twice before taking it. Overall, it's stressful, but good. Opinions are mixed, a high critic score with a down the middle audience score but the IMDB ranking is good enough to solidify it at 9, which is exactly where I would put it.</p><style>
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<td>9. Uncut Gems</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
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<td>10. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-10-one-on.html">One on One</a></td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-33799474171462275502023-06-21T22:43:00.003-04:002023-06-21T22:45:53.380-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #10. One on One<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #10. One on One<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/7559e04e-d210-4038-b697-5df1354fb696?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="One on One" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/One_on_One.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a></p><div>Spike Lee named it the worst sports movie ever made. It was not a movie I ever heard of, though that could be true for half the movies on this list. It probably isn't too well known even back in 1977 but it is sneaky good in my opinion. It takes a while to warm up the small town, rube like main character Henry Steele and the heavily 70's backdrop but you stop noticing pretty quick into the movie. A young Melanie Griffith robs Henry in a car in the very first scene, then he gets sexually harassed by a secretary in the next scene. Some pieces remind me of Rocky, there is quite a bit of training here. Henry faces off against his coach for most of the movie after the coach deems Henry unsuitable for the scholarship that he was given. Sort of like the Rocky/Mickey relationship, but even worse. I quite enjoyed the somewhat shocking ending. Henry isn't playing well immediately despite his high expectations and takes some drugs, given to him by his roommate, to loosen up during one game and makes a complete fool of himself. Henry doesn't know how to read so he is assigned a tutor Janet who becomes the love interest. One on one as a meaning has several possibilities. Either Henry is facing himself, his to be girlfriend or his coach. Either way it certainly beats Catch a Falling Star as a title. Robbie Benson who co-wrote the screenplay with his father and had real life heart issues while filming also voiced the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, plays Henry. Annette O'Toole plays Janet who also played Lana Lang in Superman 3. The coach G.D. Spradlin had some parts in Godfather 2 and Apocalypse Now. It could have gone either way from an internet consensus ranking standpoint. 15 out of 40 is decent and kind of validates my placement of 12, though it wasn't enough to counter act the 88 to 52 rotten tomato critic score against Above the Rim.</div><div><br />
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<td>10. One on One</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
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<td>11. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-11-above.html">Above the Rim</a></td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>11. Above the Rim</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
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<td>12. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-12.html">Champions</a></td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
</tr>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>12. Champions</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>95</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
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<td>13. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-13.html">BASEketball</a></td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
</tr>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
</tr>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
</tr>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
</tr>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
</tr>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
</tr>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
</tr>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
</tr>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
</tr>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
</tr>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/a59f0446-0542-4782-a3d8-86a01b172158?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="BASEketball" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/BASEketball_5LU1c7DMcPDLcVEFH9RUpj.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><div>Is it more a basketball movie or a baseball movie? I personally feel since it's a game basically about shooting free throws just with baseball scoring, that it falls more down the basketball side. I've probably watched this a trillion times and it's still funny. Matt and Trey do their South Park like humor here and it hits for me. The beginning montage has some of the finest moments in all of sports cinema. We have jokes from dozen egg night, to unsolved mysteries. The plot if you don't know and are reading this is pretty simple - Joe Cooper and Doug start this game since they are basically good at horse and messing with others. The sport catches on, but Coop fight hard to not sell out. When Coop makes a decision to turn down a substantial offer for the sport, Doug turns on him. They also fight for the affections of Yasmine Bleeth 's Jenna Reed. Jenny McCarthy and the late Ernest Borgnine play the owner and wife. After Borginine's Denslow dies the late Robert Vaughn plays Baxter Cain(the true antagonist) joins with McCarthy to turn Doug and Coop against each other in order to sell the sport out. Squeak Scolari played by Dian Bachar, might be the best character, always getting picked on by Matt and Trey. David Zucker, completely in his comedy element, directed and also apparently created the game for real with some of his friends he created it with doing cameos. Dan Patrick, Bob Costas, Al Michaels, Reggie Jackson, Dale Earnhardt all cameo as well. I rank this as the number 2 basketball movie, but it suffers a bad consensus fate. Comedy is subjective.</div><div>
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<td>13. BASEketball</td>
<td>41</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>2</td>
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<td>14. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-14-glory.html">Glory Road</a></td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>14. Glory Road</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>81</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>18</td>
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<td>15. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-15-finding.html">Finding Forrester</a></td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-84785441000237792892023-06-13T22:31:00.002-04:002023-06-13T22:31:37.365-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #15. Finding Forrester<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #15. Finding Forrester<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/c86d89cf-d27d-4972-b147-0c783b4fbea8?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Finding Forrester" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Finding_Forrester.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a></p><p>Directed by Gus Van Sant and if there ever was a spiritual successor to Good Will Hunting (one of my more recent favorites), this is it. Matt Damon shows up at the end and says we are going to put together a team. You have a fish out of water story about a boy who gets into a school on basketball scholarship with high intelligence and finds talent writing poetry, but not without the help of famous author Forrester, played by Connery. Connery who couldn't type apparently in rl. Rob Brown, who auditioned as an extra, plays the lead character Jamal and shows up in Coach Carter later on this list. F. Murray Abraham plays the antagonist professor. Anna Paquin plays the love interest. Busta Rhymes is another name I recognize. The movie is strongest in the middle as the beginning takes quite a while to heat up. It has a cliché, telegraphed, but enjoyable ending. What we roughly have here is about 25% poetry, 25% love story, 25% basketball and 25% Sean Connery vessel. Third best rated movie so far. Also the third movie I watched making this list. I don't like it nearly as much as GWH though, Connery doesn't have the same impact to me here as Robin Williams did.</p><style>
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<td>15. Finding Forrester</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>79</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>22</td>
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<td>16. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-16-rebound.html">Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>16. Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat”</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>94</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>27</td>
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<td>17. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-17-inside.html">Inside Moves</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-64416952576589966642023-06-11T22:56:00.000-04:002023-06-11T22:56:19.184-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #17. Inside Moves<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #17. Inside Moves<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/21062535-73a9-48af-891c-d7cf2c5de840?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Inside Moves" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Inside_Moves.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a></p><p>Never even heard of this until after I started watching these basketball movies. I heard about it on the Bill Simmons podcast, can't remember which movie they were discussing, maybe Vision Quest or He Got Game and Harold Sylvester came up as being a real good basketball player and that he was in Fast Break but also in Inside Moves. Inside Moves was recommended there and that is basically all I needed to give it a chance. Directed by Richard Donner, that was one lightbulb (came out in the same year as Superman 2). Donner did this move post being fired from Superman. The featured basketball team is the Golden State Warriors, which is my favorite non-Detroit team. Was rated R, but changed to PG and apparently Donner had a less violent version filmed as well. The beginning was difficult, it came out in 1980 but is a 70's movie through and through. The first scene is a suicide attempt from our main character Roary. From his recovery he starts going to a dive bar and falls in with some locals, one of which the bartender Jerry is really good at basketball. If you can make it that far like I did, you will be hooked. It's a lot to ask for a casual film watcher. It has some important basketball scenes and moments, but it's really more about this friendship between Roary and Jerry, and to a lesser extent all the bar patrons. Roary gets a love interest, his suicide attempt comes up, but it's never in a way that would seem resolved. Jerry's love interest is with a hooker and her pimp is one of the protagonists of the movie. Don't know much about the cast. The actor John Savage seems to have the most credits to his name but I have probably watched more of David Morse. It had an Oscar nomination in Diana Scarwid. </p><style>
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<td>17. Inside Moves</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>16</td>
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<td>18. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-18-hoop.html">Hoop Dreams</a></td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<td>18. Hoop Dreams</td>
<td>98</td>
<td>92</td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>35</td>
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<td>19. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-19-uncle.html">Uncle Drew</a></td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<td>19. Uncle Drew</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>48</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>32</td>
<td>6</td>
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<td>20. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-20-final.html">Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>20. Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>99</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>28</td>
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<td>21. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-21-winning.html">The Winning Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/06de57e8-0804-4e3e-8858-0185eab6d27f?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="The Winning Season" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/The_Winning_Season.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a><div>What is redemption, what is a winning season? These are serious questions asked by this basketball comedy. A divorced, former athlete basketball coach gets an opportunity to coach a girls squad and at the same time he is fighting with his daughter on an opposing squad. He drinks a lot, doesn't have a great job but takes the opportunity. It takes awhile for the girls to warm up to him. His principal friend Rob Corddry gets him the job and the bus driver becomes his assistant coach. Rooney Mara and Emma Roberts round out the cast. It's not a whole movie of this coach getting pushed down by everyone around him. I don't think I could have taken that, but it is a large part of this movie where this guy just can't get his life together. Sam Rockwell is amazing here. He does some questionable things, but you still want to root for him. I think I wanted way more of an ending and payoff than we received. The script doesn't do justice towards whatever is done correctly here. If it was a non-Sam Rockwell actor, there is a good chance this would be much worse on my list. I would put this movie in the same bucket as The Way, Way Back or Jeff Who Lives At Home, as a comedy that I enjoyed and would gladly see again but it isn't high on my list either.</div><div><br />
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<td>21. The Winning Season</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>55</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>15</td>
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<td>22. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-22-fast.html">Fast Break</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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<td>22. Fast Break</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>59</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>13</td>
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<td>23. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-23-believe.html">Believe in Me</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-83368603659893855532023-06-04T22:12:00.000-04:002023-06-04T22:12:05.623-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #23. Believe in Me<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #23. Believe in Me<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/66893893-5cc6-4016-a633-4578f1207489?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="Believe in Me" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/Believe_in_Me.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a></p><p>Every single sport has a movie drama with an underdog no one believes in us story. Some of the best sports movies are Cinderella tales like this - Rocky, Rudy, Karate Kid, Bad News Bears, heck most of this basketball list falls under the banner. This one involves Catholic women from an age ago (60s). I wasn't too familiar with Jeffrey Donovan other than what he did in Hitch, but he has enough charisma here to carry you through the story. Samantha Mathis was Daisy in Super Mario and Frank Castle's wife in Punisher. Bruce Dern seems like a villain in everything he plays and is no exception here. I didn't necessarily feel like I was able to learn about the player characters very much, I don't think the movie does a great job at separating the ladies in the way that was meaningful. It isn't as clunky as Hurricane Season in character building, but it's no Remember the Titans either. It felt like an extra ending was tacked on, even though it wasn't a bad scene, most of these movies don't have a conclusion typically outside of the court. Our highest IMDB score so far. The very last scene was neat as it was a based on a true story and showed the actual team celebrating the coach.</p><style>
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<td>23. Believe in Me</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>74</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>29</td>
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<td>24. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-24-high.html">High Flying Bird</a></td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-79684499580838656482023-06-03T00:45:00.001-04:002023-06-03T00:45:51.684-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #24. High Flying Bird<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #24. High Flying Bird<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/d401e51b-ec0a-463a-85f2-811b4d4ac075?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="High Flying Bird" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/High_Flying_Bird.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a></p><p>Heard about this originally being a Soderbergh movie that was all shot on an iPhone. Mostly follows a young player and his agent in the middle of a lockout. The whole movie is about basketball though you almost don't see any. The whole thing is various conversations mostly involving the agent André Holland and the player Melvin Gregg. Zazie Beetz is lovely here as Ray's assistant and eventually Erick's girlfriend and I love me some Zachary Quinto who plays the agent's coworker/boss. Bill Duke plays a trainer. Holland's discussions and schemes eventually lead to a slightly above average ending. I didn't dislike the journey but I wouldn't see myself watching it again either. And my expectations were low being a film shot in 3 weeks on a phone, but if you give it a chance, you will know pretty quick if it will be digestible to you. The highest Rotten Tomatoes score yet, and it might be hard to beat actually for the remaining 23 movies on the list.</p><style>
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<td>24. High Flying Bird</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>50</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>26</td>
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<td>25. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/06/the-top-40-basketball-movies-25-o.html">"O"</a></td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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</table>Jmidgethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05928311864287259251noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482480886639952671.post-80382507238622595022023-06-01T22:26:00.003-04:002023-06-01T22:26:55.481-04:00The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #25. "O"<p> The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #25. "O"<br /><a href="https://app.photobucket.com/u/jmidget123/a/5dfcd092-e1be-4c7f-9fc8-df6e12923c50/p/c4af5b00-b5db-4d28-9ae6-07eef1932eb3?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" target="_blank"><img alt="O" src="https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a116/jmidget123/O.jpg?width=590&height=370&fit=bounds" /></a></p><div>It skirts the line of, is this a basketball movie, is it a Shakespeare movie, or is it a 90s trapped in a bottle project. Another 10 Things I Hate About You type modern Shakespeare movie (even stars both Julia Stiles and Andrew Keegan), except it's much, much darker and has more basketball than comedy. I did not know much about Othello prior to this movie and I found myself looking up the story before the movie was over. The movie/play is mostly a theme of jealousy. So many 90s stars.. Josh Hartnett is trying to sabotage the relationship between Mekhi Phifer and Julia Stiles. Phifer is the all star basketball player on the team, which is another jealous conflict between Odin and Hugo. Hartnett plays every other character he has ever played and played it cool with Phifer all the way to the very ending. Elden Henson from Mighty Ducks and Daredevil helps him with the task. Martin Sheen is here for some reason (in a good way) as Hartnett's father/coach. John Heard (the dad from Home Alone) plays the dean. Tim Blake Nelson is the director. It certainly zipped along, never felt boring at all. There wasn't a ton of basketball. I would recommend to someone a fan of the "modern" 10 Things, Romeo, Hamlet.. or fans of Hartnett will see him do his thing here. Just don't expect a happy ending. Highest Rotten Tomatoes score so far. #25 matches exactly where I would put it. Wouldn't have watched it ever if I had stuck to 15/20 movie list.</div><div><br />
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<th>Rotten Tom</th>
<th>Rotten Tom Aud</th>
<th>IMDB </th>
<th>Internet Rank</th>
<th>My Rank</th>
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<td>25. "O"</td>
<td>64</td>
<td>58</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>25</td>
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<td>26. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-26-forget.html">Forget Paris</a></td>
<td>48</td>
<td>56</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>19</td>
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<td>27. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-27-sunset.html">Sunset Park</a></td>
<td>13</td>
<td>83</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>21</td>
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<td>28. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-28-game-day.html">Game Day</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>82</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>29. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-29-blue.html">Blue Chips</a></td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>23</td>
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<td>30. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-30-amateur.html">Amateur</a></td>
<td>60</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>32</td>
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<td>31. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-31-air-up.html">The Air Up There</a></td>
<td>21</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>20</td>
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<td>32. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-32-space.html">Space Jam</a></td>
<td>43</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>31</td>
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<td>33. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-33-semi-pro.html">Semi-Pro</a></td>
<td>22</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>24</td>
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<td>34. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-34-heaven.html">Heaven Is a Playground</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>39</td>
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<td>35. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-35.html">Hurricane Season</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>69</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
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<td>36. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-36-teen.html">Teen Wolf</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>34</td>
<td>34</td>
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<td>37. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-37-boogie.html">Boogie</a></td>
<td>42</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>36</td>
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<td>38. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-38-rebound.html">Rebound</a></td>
<td>14</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>33</td>
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<td>39. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-39-slam.html">Slam Dunk Ernest</a></td>
<td>50</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>40. <a href="https://jmidgetou.blogspot.com/2023/05/the-top-40-basketball-movies-40-eddie.html">Eddie</a></td>
<td>17</td>
<td>36</td>
<td>5.2</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>40</td>
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