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A list of the best basketball movies. There are the top, best movies about basketball. A portion of them are based on true stories. Basketball is one of the few sports to have been invented in North America, it is also easily the most popular. Today, basketball is played by high school, college, and professional teams world wide. Basketball movies have been popular for decades, but they really took off in the 90's. The ones on this list, are the most popular, the greatest, and the best.

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    Glory Road The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Glory Road

    2006
    James Gartner
    Drama, Period piece, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    White Men Can't Jump The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    White Men Can't Jump

    1992
    Ron Shelton
    Drama, Comedy, Sports, Buddy film
    buy@amazon
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    Love & Basketball The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Love & Basketball

    2000
    Gina Prince-Bythewood
    Drama, Sports, Romance Film, Indie, Romantic drama, Sports, Coming of age More
    buy@amazon
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    Hoosiers The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Hoosiers

    1986
    David Anspaugh
    Drama, Family, Sports, Teen, Sports, Family Drama
    buy@amazon
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    He Got Game The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    He Got Game

    1998
    Spike Lee
    Drama, Sports, Indie
    buy@amazon
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    Coach Carter The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Coach Carter

    2005
    Thomas Carter
    Drama, Biography, Sports, Sports, Coming of age
    buy@amazon
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    Above the Rim The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Above the Rim

    1994
    Jeff Pollack
    Drama, Crime, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Blue Chips The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Blue Chips

    1994
    William Friedkin
    Drama, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Teen Wolf The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Teen Wolf

    1985
    Rod Daniel
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Horror, Teen, Cult
    buy@amazon
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    Like Mike The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Like Mike

    2002
    John Schultz
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Finding Forrester The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Finding Forrester

    2000
    Gus Van Sant
    Drama, Coming of age
    buy@amazon
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    Just Wright The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Just Wright

    2010
    Sanaa Hamri
    Drama, Comedy, Sports, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Romantic drama
    buy@amazon
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    Space Jam The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Space Jam

    1996
    Joe Pytka
    Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Eddie The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Eddie

    1996
    Steve Rash
    Comedy, Action, Action/Adventure, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Semi-Pro The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Semi-Pro

    2008
    Kent Alterman
    Comedy, Sports, Parody
    buy@amazon
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    Crossover The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Crossover

    2006
    Preston A. Whitmore II
    Drama, Action, Sports, Teen, Sports, Coming of age
    buy@amazon
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    Rebound The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Rebound

    2005
    Steve Carr
    Comedy, Family, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Sunset Park The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Sunset Park

    1996
    Steve Gomer
    Drama, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Believe In Me The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Believe In Me

    2005
    Robert Collector
    Drama, Family, Sports, Sports, Family Drama
    buy@amazon
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    Air Up There

    buy@amazon
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    Celtic Pride The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Celtic Pride

    1996
    Tom DeCerchio
    Comedy, Slapstick, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    The Sixth Man The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    The Sixth Man

    1997
    Randall Miller
    Comedy, Fantasy, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    The Red Sneakers The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    The Red Sneakers

    2002
    Gregory Hines
    Drama, Fantasy, Family, Sports, Television movie, Sports, Family Drama
    buy@amazon
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    Home of the Giants The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Home of the Giants

    2007
    Rusty Gorman
    Drama, Sports, Crime Fiction, Indie, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Like Mike 2: Streetball The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Like Mike 2: Streetball

    2006
    David Nelson
    Comedy, Family, Sports, Children's, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    O The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    O

    2001
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Drama, Sports, Romance Film, Teen, Romantic drama, Sports, Film adaptation More
    buy@amazon
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    Pistol: The Birth of a Legend

    1991
    Frank C. Schroder
    Drama, Period piece, Biography, Family, Sports, Sports, Family Drama
    buy@amazon
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    The Mighty Macs

    buy@amazon
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    Streetballers The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Streetballers

    2010
    Matthew Scott Krentz
    Drama, Sports, Indie, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Fast Break The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Fast Break

    1979
    Jack Smight
    Comedy, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Basketball Diaries

    buy@amazon
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    Double Teamed The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Double Teamed

    2002
    Duwayne Dunham
    Family, Biographical film, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Heaven Is a Playground

    1991
    Randall Fried
    Drama, Sports, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    One on One The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    One on One

    1977
    Lamont Johnson
    Drama
    buy@amazon
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    Passing Glory

    1999
    Steve James
    Drama, Period piece, Sports, Television movie
    buy@amazon
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    A Season on the Brink The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    A Season on the Brink

    1985
    buy@amazon
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    Annie-O

    buy@amazon
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    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

    1979
    Gilbert Moses
    Comedy, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Luck of the Irish

    buy@amazon
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    Guarding Eddy

    2004
    Scott McKinsey
    Drama, Family, Sports, Sports, Family Drama
    buy@amazon
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    Church Ball The Best Basketball Movies Film picture

    Church Ball

    2006
    Kurt Hale, Kurt Hale
    Comedy, Family, Sports
    buy@amazon
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    Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

    buy@amazon

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