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Plot Summary:
A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: black comedy, dark comedy
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The Crossover (2023)
Plot Summary:
The coming-of-age story of basketball prodigy twins Filthy (aka Josh) and JB who learn that even though they have so much that binds them together growing up is all about discovering what makes us unique.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
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Holly's Heroes (2005)
Plot Summary:
Holly's Heroes is a children's drama series produced as a collaboration between the Nine Network in Australia and TVNZ in New Zealand. It was produced as a series of 26 episodes and first screened in 2005.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining
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Big Shot (2021)
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After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn must take a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private all-girls high school, in an effort to redeem what's left of his career and reputation.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story (1998)
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Biography of Chicago Bulls' basketball star Dennis Rodman, who is well known for his off-court and on-court shenanigans takes great effort to paint the calm, decent side of the athlete despite the film title. Dennis is shown to be pushed by his momma to play pro ball and to go to college where he would get the opportunity. Shipped to Oklahoma where he faces racism, he is taken in by a white family and coached by Lonn Reisman. The movie finally tracks Rodman into his wild, multi-haired current lifestyle. Written by John Sacksteder.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 440
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min
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Swagger (2021)
Plot Summary:
Explore the world of AAU basketball in the nation’s capital, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Three Seconds (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, inspirational, captivating, motivational
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The Final Score (2022)
Plot Summary:
The complicated relationship of several of the Colombian national team players with drug trafficking, one that culminated in the own goal and murder of one of the most beloved defenders in the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Colombia
Duration: 55 min
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Hurts Like Hell (2022)
Plot Summary:
From illegal gambling to match-fixing, discover the seedy underworld behind the once-revered sport of Muay Thai in this drama inspired by real events.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Thailand
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, realistic, disturbing
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Sweetwater (2023)
Plot Summary:
In the fall of 1950, Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton forever changed the game of basketball when he entered the NBA. The story of the first African American to land a contract to play in the NBA.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
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White Men Can't Jump (2023)
Plot Summary:
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out their dreams.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: buddy comedy
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The Final Game (2022)
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A few months before the ’92 Barcelona Olympic Games, it looks like the Spanish water polo team will hardly make a splash during their home field Olympics. The national team is a battleground under attack on two fronts: the harsh techniques of their new coach, which threaten to incapacitate more than one player, and the infighting between leaders Manel Estiarte and Pedro Aguado. Can the team stay united and overcome their personal differences? Will reaching sporting glory be possible in the face of such adversity?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Spain, Andorra
Duration: 106 min
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The Boys in the Boat (2023)
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The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
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Colin in Black & White (2021)
Plot Summary:
The life of athlete Colin Kaepernick and his adoptive parents as they navigate the challenges of raising a black son in a white family and community.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Ringo. Glory and Death (2023)
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After a string of bad contacts, Argentina’s greatest heavyweight boxer, Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena, arrives in Nevada in 1976 seeking to restart his career. There, Ringo unknowingly stumbles into the criminal world of Joe Conforte, who promises Ringo a bright future. But a bright future would not come, nor a sought-after rematch against Ali, as the boxer would be found dead in three months' time.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Argentina
Duration: 45 min
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Amateur (2018)
Plot Summary:
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: inspirational, captivating, semi serious, emotional, disturbing
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Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (2021)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle biopic of the 22-year career of soccer star Roberto Baggio, including depictions of his difficult debut as a player, his deep rifts with some of his coaches, his triumph over injuries and personal discovery of Buddism.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating
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Hustle (2022)
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After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 139000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: inspirational, feel good, psychological, captivating, disturbing, exciting, motivational, black comedy, independent film
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The White Shadow (1978)
Plot Summary:
The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27 1978, to March 16 1981.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, realistic, gloomy
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Sunset Park (1996)
Plot Summary:
A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: hood, humorous, grim, sincere, touching, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious, funny
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Shooting Stars (2023)
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The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
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After emigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. Desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn, the family's vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the careers of three NBA champions.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, realistic, disturbing, feel good
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Mike (2022)
Plot Summary:
Explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson - one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: controversial
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Welcome to Chippendales (2022)
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The outrageous story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, an Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire—and let nothing stand in his way in the process.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: psychological
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Big George Foreman (2023)
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Fueled by an impoverished childhood, George Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
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The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend (1991)
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A story about the great basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich when he was in the eighth grade. He plays on the varsity basketball team at Daniel High School but has some very difficult obstacles standing in his way of playing. The only support he has is from his father, retired basketball pro Press Maravich.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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Five Days at Memorial (2022)
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Based on actual events from Hurricane Katrina. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make profound, heart-wrenching decisions.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 376 min
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Super Pumped (2022)
Plot Summary:
Each season of this anthology series explores a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture. The first season tells the story of Uber, one of Silicon Valley’s most successful and most destructive unicorns.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, anthology
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Coach Carter (2005)
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Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min
Plot tags: motivational, inspirational, touching, hood, feel good, captivating, teen, intense, philosophical, sexy
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Without Limits (1998)
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The film follows the life of famous 1970s runner Steve Prefontaine from his youth days in Oregon to the University of Oregon where he worked with the legendary coach Bill Bowerman, later to Olympics in Munich and his early death at 24 in a car crash.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sincere, factual, exciting, captivating, touching, emotional, realistic, feel good, crying
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Glory Road (2006)
Plot Summary:
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sincere, emotional, intense, sentimental, serious, uplifting, touching, feel good, period piece