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