The Top 40 Basketball Movies - #20. Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
Probably the only basketball movie I watched once, didn't want to watch again for this list, but own the DVD. Well we are in the top half now, the two movies I would flop for movies on top half - The Winning Season and Fast Break are respectable at 21 and 22. It's more interesting for myself to dissect my ranking along with a consensus of both IMDB and RT to come to a more moderate spot for each film. I doubt most people have ever heard of the late Hank Gathers, let alone know he had a movie. People know all about Space Jam though, so it's harder for me to argue where it should rank in a list of 40 basketball movies. Victor Love plays the titular character and is joined by his rival and eventual best friend Bo Kimble played by Duane Davis. Hank could have been even better than Jordan someone once told me. A score of 50 I give to a film if it has no Rotten Tomatoes score, I feel this is fair for a movie that hasn't been rated. 99 audience score though, means more than 50 people have given this movie a pass even if it is inflated for a general audience. Does this movie deserve it? Well I bought the movie so I loved it at one point in my life. I don't think you can just plop this movie in and expect a great 90 minutes of a good time. If you like low budget but heart felt sports dramas, look no further.
Movie | Rotten Tom | Rotten Tom Aud | IMDB | Internet Rank | My Rank |
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20. Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story | 50 | 99 | 6.9 | 11 | 28 |
21. The Winning Season | 50 | 55 | 6.6 | 26 | 15 |
22. Fast Break | 50 | 59 | 6.1 | 30 | 13 |
23. Believe in Me | 60 | 74 | 7.0 | 16 | 29 |
24. High Flying Bird | 91 | 50 | 6.2 | 20 | 26 |
25. "O" | 64 | 58 | 6.1 | 22 | 25 |
26. Forget Paris | 48 | 56 | 6.5 | 29 | 19 |
27. Sunset Park | 13 | 83 | 5.9 | 31 | 21 |
28. Game Day | 50 | 82 | 5.4 | 25 | 30 |
29. Blue Chips | 37 | 51 | 6.2 | 33 | 23 |
30. Amateur | 60 | 66 | 5.9 | 24 | 32 |
31. The Air Up There | 21 | 35 | 5.5 | 38 | 20 |
32. Space Jam | 43 | 63 | 6.5 | 27 | 31 |
33. Semi-Pro | 22 | 38 | 5.8 | 36 | 24 |
34. Heaven Is a Playground | 50 | 84 | 5.8 | 21 | 39 |
35. Hurricane Season | 50 | 69 | 6.5 | 23 | 38 |
36. Teen Wolf | 42 | 52 | 6.1 | 34 | 34 |
37. Boogie | 42 | 57 | 5.2 | 35 | 36 |
38. Rebound | 14 | 38 | 5.1 | 40 | 33 |
39. Slam Dunk Ernest | 50 | 31 | 4.5 | 37 | 37 |
40. Eddie | 17 | 36 | 5.2 | 39 | 40 |
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