The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #27 Sunset Park

 The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #27 Sunset Park

It's a simple premise, female teacher who knows nothing about basketball but just wants a paycheck so she can start a new life eventually gets interested in the kids. The Rotten Tomato critic and audience score are quite opposite. I had this film ranked higher than where it lands here, but I would argue Blue Chips and Semi-Pro are close to it. At times it seems like a glorified made for TV movie. Unlike Hurricane Season where I couldn't get behind the characters, it was pretty easy for me to get interested in them here. Rhea Perlman is likable. Terrence Howard shows up here as the wild card player. It felt genuine and had some humor. I do feel it's mostly predictable and not recommendable to anyone not a fan of basketball or sports movies. There are a couple movies higher on this list that do this kind of premise slightly better.

Movie	Rotten Tom	Rotten Tom Aud	IMDB	Internet Rank	My Rank
27. Sunset Park	13	83	5.9	31	21
28. Game Day	50	82	5.4	25	30
29. Blue Chips	37	51	6.2	33	23
30. Amateur	60	66	5.9	24	32
31. The Air Up There	21	35	5.5	38	20
32. Space Jam	43	63	6.5	27	31
33. Semi-Pro	22	38	5.8	36	24
34. Heaven Is a Playground	50	84	5.8	21	39
35. Hurricane Season	50	69	6.5	23	38
36. Teen Wolf	42	52	6.1	34	34
37. Boogie	42	57	5.2	35	36
38. Rebound	14	38	5.1	40	33
39. Slam Dunk Ernest	50	31	4.5	37	37
40. Eddie	17	36	5.2	39	40