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Plot Summary:
Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives him a pair of magic sneakers.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious
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Best tv shows and movies like Slam Dunk Ernest (1995):
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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
Plot Summary:
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film, offbeat, feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious
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Ready to Rumble (2000)
Plot Summary:
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, funny, intense, feel good, not serious, slapstick, realistic, crying, weeping
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MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate (2001)
Plot Summary:
MVP 2 opens with the lovable Jack being ousted from his hockey team, the Seattle Simians, and having to hit the road after being falsely accused of league misconduct. Jack ends up in the city, where he's befriended by Ben, a homeless skateboarder, and Ollie, a skate shop owner. Jack proves to be as adept at mastering the half-pipe as he does at delivering a slap shot, and before long, he and Ben are crashing amateur skateboarder competitions all over the country.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious
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Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)
Plot Summary:
At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple A affiliate.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, road movie, unusual plot structure, entertaining, melancholic, splatter, idiotic
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Ed (1996)
Plot Summary:
Jack Cooper (Matt LeBlanc) could be a world-class baseball pitcher if he didn't keep buckling under the pressure. He tries to keep his spirits up after he's traded to a minor league team but loses all hope when he discovers that Ed, one of his teammates, is a chimp. Ed used to be the team mascot, but was promoted to third base when the owners realized he had a talent for baseball. As Jack struggles to get used to his new surroundings, Ed helps him regain his confidence on and off the field.
IMDB Rating: 2.7
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, family comedy, offbeat, slapstick comedy, inspirational, scary, sexy, clever
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Snowboard Academy (1997)
Plot Summary:
A wacky free-for-all comedy about the riotous rivalry between snobby skiers and knuckle-dragging snowboarders.
IMDB Rating: 2.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, not serious, slapstick
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The Air Up There (1994)
Plot Summary:
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: funny, black comedy, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, light, inspirational, romantic
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The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Plot Summary:
In this third film version of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promotor/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, family comedy, sentimental, feel good, realistic, semi serious, sexy, unusual plot structure, suspense, melancholic
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Thunderstruck (2012)
Plot Summary:
Brian is a 16 year-old who can't play basketball, but he still wants to play like his hero, Kevin Durant. At an Oklahoma City Thunder game, Brian gets chosen to shoot a half court shot which he misses and hits the mascot in the process. Later on, he gets a chance to meet Durant and expresses his desire to play just like him. When Kevin gives Brian the ball, the two unknowingly switch talents.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, sincere
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Like Mike (2002)
Plot Summary:
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, touching, black comedy, hood, teen
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MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)
Plot Summary:
Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. ack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, light, captivating
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Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
Plot Summary:
The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made into a yo-yo and given to his would be girlfriend, Rene. But Rene wants a man of action, and doesn't think that Ernest fits the bill. After the bad guys come looking for the stolen diamonds and kidnap Rene, all of her fantasies come true as Ernest has to go to Africa to rescue her.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, independent film, feel good, semi serious, parody, funny, light, road movie, unusual plot structure, entertaining
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Fast Break (1979)
Plot Summary:
David Greene is a New York basketball enthusiast, who wants to coach. He is then offered the coaching job at a small Nevada college. He brings along some players, who are a bit odd but good. Like Swish who unknown to the rest of the team is a girl. Preacher, who's being sought by some nefarious characters. And D.C., who's a fugitive. And along with some of the students at the college, he turns them into a contender. In order to give the tam the respect they deserve and some exposure, Greene schemes to try and get the number 1 team led by Bo Winnegar, to play them.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 850
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Shred (2008)
Plot Summary:
SHRED is a motion picture that tells the story of two washed up pro snowboarders from the 90s named Max (played by Dave England) and Eddie (played by Renee Renee) who attempt to cash in on the fantastic growth of the sport by starting their own snowboard camp. Hoping to recapture their former glory, they begin by sharing their wacky wisdom with a group of up and coming young snowboarders. The story takes them from the run down ski hill where they grew up to a major event at one of the biggest resorts in the west.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 493
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Minis (2007)
Plot Summary:
Dwarfs playing basketball... with Dennis Rodman.
IMDB Rating: 2.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, realistic
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Curling King (2011)
Plot Summary:
Once a great curling star, Truls Paulsen is diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and banned from competition. But when he learns that his old friend and coach Gordon is on his deathbed, Truls, heavily-medicated decides to compete again, in the hopes of winning money for Gordon to have an operation in the US. Truls stops taking the meds and tries to convince his old team mates that he is mentally stable enough to lead them to victory in the Norwegian Curling Championship. But, is it a good sign that he obsessively insists his teammates pull their zippers all the way up before they can play?.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Norway
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, cult classic, offbeat, cult film
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Save Your Legs! (2012)
Plot Summary:
When cricket obsessed Teddy Brown realizes his mates are growing up and moving on, he leads them and his D-Grade team on an audacious tour of India, where stumps fly, friendships fray and Ted learns that it's time to start playing shots for himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 544
Genere: Comedy, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Sports Pages (2001)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Lionel Waddems (Bob Newhart), a golf fanatic. is put on trial for killing his golf partner (Played by Kelsey Grammer). The movie follows the trial in the news and features interviews by people who knew the men. It is based on 2 short stories "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100" and "The Heidi Bowl".
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Sandlot: Heading Home (2007)
Plot Summary:
A successful professional baseball player gets his ego in check via an unreality check when he travels back in time to his boyhood sandlot ball-playing days.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, saga
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Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)
Plot Summary:
Another young boy with 'hoop dreams' finds an old pair of Michael Jordan's sneakers and can suddenly play ball like the greatest player in the world.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: realistic, humorous, black comedy, semi serious
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Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
Plot Summary:
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our plucky canine hero then falls into the hands of Zack (Jake Thomas), an American boy who's been brought to Scotland after the death of his mother to be reunited with the father he never knew, Brian (Nick Moran). After a bumpy introduction, father and son eventually connect by playing soccer together, and when the unusually nimble Kimble storms onto the field one day, their lives change forever.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 560
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Boys Club (2001)
Plot Summary:
Sent to San Francisco to spend the summer with his aunt, teenager Mario Vandetti makes fast friends with a group of neighborhood kids and encouraged by a caring priest they soon form a basketball team, becoming contenders in a city tournament.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, touching
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D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
Plot Summary:
After Gordon Bombay's hockey comeback is cut short he is named coach of Team USA Hockey for the Junior Goodwill Games. Bombay reunites the Mighty Ducks and introduces a few new players, however, he finds himself distracted by his newfound fame and must regather if the Ducks are to defeat tournament favourites Iceland.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: epic, hilarious, spectacular, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, funny, light
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Bleacher Bums (2001)
Plot Summary:
Adapted from a 1979 stage play written by Chicago's Organic Theater Company, BLEACHER BUMS details the exploits of a group of baseball fans as they sit in the bleachers of Lakeview Park watching a game between the hometown Bruins take on the St. Louis Eagles. Marvin (Brad Garrett) and Decker (Peter Riegert) gamble. So does Zig (Wayne Knight), even though his wife constantly nags him about the money he loses. Meanwhile, blind Greg (Matt Craven) enjoys the game through pretty Melody (Sarain Boylan), who describes it to him. A seasoned ensemble case of TV and film veterans create winning chemistry in this slice-of-life comedy.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 480
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, feel good, offbeat, talky
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Rebound (2005)
Plot Summary:
An acclaimed college hoops coach is demoted to a junior varsity team after a public meltdown.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: entertaining, feel good, touching, funny, black comedy, hilarious, happy, realistic, not serious, humorous
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Double Teamed (2002)
Plot Summary:
Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball coach. Inspired by the true story of Heather and Heidi Burge.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, teen, offbeat
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Full-Court Miracle (2003)
Plot Summary:
Full-Court Miracle is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie. It premiered on November 23, 2003. Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character Alex Schlotsky is inspired by the true story of Alex Barbag and Chad Korpeck.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Soccer Dog: The Movie (1999)
Plot Summary:
A heart-warming comedy about the friendship between the new kid in town and a soccer-playing dog on the lam from the dog-catcher. It's up to these two underdogs to win the PeeWee Soccer League championship game.
IMDB Rating: 3.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: independent film, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Jump In! (2007)
Plot Summary:
Story revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels, who trains to follow in his father's footsteps by winning the Golden Glove. When his friend, Mary, however, asks him to substitute for a team member in a Double Dutch tournament, the young man discovers a hidden passion for jump roping.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, realistic, semi serious, teen
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The Big Green (1995)
Plot Summary:
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As they work overtime, the pair help kids build their self-esteem and also get involved in solving family squabbles.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, inspirational, melancholic, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, epic