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"Basketball is my favorite sport. I like the way they dribble up and down the court!" If you're a basketball fan, there's a chance you've seen a few basketball movies on the movie and TV screen. 94% of people can't name all these basketball films. Can you?
Basketball was created by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. From there, the sport would go on to be played all around the world, predominantly in the United States. Countless of films have been made around the sport. How many of them have you seen?
You might prefer the '90s classic of White Men Can't Jump or the kid-friendly Air Bud. Do you like a little romance mixed in with the sport? You were probably watching the 2000 film Love & Basketball. The following years would bring in Coach Carter and Glory Road. Can you recognize all these films from an image?
Do you remember the 1996 movie where Michael Jordan stars alongside Bugs Bunny? Could you recognize the 2002 film Like Mike, where a young orphan magically gets Michael Jordan skills when he puts on a pair of sneakers?
From drama to romance, these basketball films have all the genres covered. Can you recognize them all?
At the final buzzer, will you be left sinking the game-winning shot or will you be embarrassed from an air ball?
Let's find out!
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Crossover
Space Jam
Michael Jordan is often hailed as the greatest basketball player of all time. During his playing career, he retired from the game on three occasions, the first time being from 1993 to 1995 when he went to play minor league baseball. The movie Space Jam “reveals” other events of that time – including his meeting with Bugs Bunny!
Blue Chips
Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault
MTV Films
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Coach Carter
Samuel L. Jackson plays the lead role of Ken Carter, a real-life high school basketball coach. Ken Carter’s insistence that his players perform well academically contributed to all team members at his school graduating, while he was coach.
One On One
Finding Forrester
Juwanna Mann
Touchstone Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Sunset Park
Hurricane Season
The 6th Man
This 1997 supernatural sports comedy starred Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison. The show also starred actress Michael Michelle (Williams) as Wayans’ love interest.
Just Wright
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Walt Disney Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Air Up There
Cornbread, Earl, And Me
Above the Rim
Glory Road
Glory Road is a 2006 film tracing the events leading up to the Texas Western College team winning the NCAA University Division Basketball Championship in 1966. They were the very first team to do so with an all-black starting lineup.
Island Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Double Teamed
The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries was released in 1995 with Leonardo DiCaprio playing the lead role of autobiographer Jim Carroll. The film later became controversial when one of its scenes was said to have influenced both the Heath High School shooting (1997) and the Columbine High School massacre (1999).
The Red Sneakers
Celtic Pride
Walt Disney Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Fast Break
The Luck of the Irish
Air Bud
Buddy, the golden retriever who stars as basketball phenomenon Air Bud, was actually good at other sports, as well. His owner also taught him to play baseball, football, hockey and soccer, but apparently, Buddy loved basketball the best.
Hoop Dreams
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Hollywood Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
More than a Game
Kung Fu Dunk
Forget Paris
Eddie
Whoopi Goldberg and Frank Langella both star in this 1996 sports comedy. The two would go on to form a romantic relationship which lasted from 1996 to 2000.
20th Century Fox
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Double Teamed
White Men Can’t Jump
This critically acclaimed box office hit was released in 1992 and starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as a pair of streetball hustlers. It was both written and directed by Ron Shelton who is also writer for several other sports films, including Blue Chips (1994) and The Great White Hype (1996).
Streetballers
The Winning Season
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Heaven Is a Playground
Semi-Pro
This 2008 sports comedy starred Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson and André Benjamin. The film also featured an impressive list of cameo appearances, including one by famed singer Patti LaBelle.
Hoosiers
On the Shoulders of Giants
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Paramount Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Air Up There
Crossover
Blue Chips
Both Basketball Hall of Famer Larry Bird and veteran actor Louis Gossett Jr. are among the star-studded list of cameo appearances in this 1996 drama. The film stars Nick Nolte and Shaquille O'Neal, as well as NBA all-star Penny Hardaway.
Passing Glory
Mosaic Media Group
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Winning Season
The 2009 sports comedy film, Winning Season, had its initial premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. A scene in the movie incorrectly refers to legendary women’s tennis star Billie Jean King as a golfer – the correction is addressed in an end credits scene.
Believe in Me
Like Mike
Double Teamed
United Artists
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
He Got Game
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Julius Erving, “Dr. J”, stars as Moses Guthrie in this 1979 fantasy comedy. Widely regarded as one of the all-time greatest basketball players, Dr. J was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
Teen Wolf
BASEketball
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Castle Rock Entertainment
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Love and Basketball
The Mighty Macs
Cornbread, Earl, And Me
Forget Paris
Both Billy Crystal and Debra Winger star in this 1995 romantic comedy. The film is noted for the long list of NBA stars who make an appearance as themselves. They include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing.
Hoosiers
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Hoosiers
Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey and Dennis Hopper star in this 1986 sports film. Hopper was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar Award for his role – the award was won by Michael Caine for his work in Hannah and Her Sisters
Home of the Giants
The Luck of the Irish
Forget Paris
Lionsgate
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
More than a Game
Professional basketball player LeBron James is featured in this 2008 documentary film along with four of his high school teammates. The documentary follows them from their preteen years, showing the developmental years of James as he makes his way to NBA stardom.
Hurricane Season
Like Mike 2: Streetball
White Men Can’t Jump
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New Line Cinema
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
High School Musical
Believe in Me
Above the Rim
Above the Rim (1994) marks the directorial debut of Jeff Pollack, who also co-wrote the script. Pollack is also well-known as the co-creator, writer and producer of the hit sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Streetballers
Aurora Film Corporation
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
On the Shoulders of Giants
Heaven Is a Playground
The role of Matthew Lockhart, played by Bo Kimble, was initially earmarked for Michael Jordan. Years later, when filming was due to start, Jordan decided against taking up the role. He was sued by the filmmakers – they lost, and he countersued – he won.
Sunset Park
Teen Wolf
Warner Bros
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Hoop Dreams
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
The Mighty Macs
One On One
Robby Benson and Annette O'Toole take the lead roles in this 1977 drama. Both Benson and his father are credited as writers for the script.
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40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Coach Carter
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend
Love and Basketball
This romantic drama stars Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps in the lead roles. It was written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and is her debut film in the role of director.
Like Mike
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Like Mike 2: Streetball
Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006) is considered a spiritual successor to the original Like Mike film (2002). While it builds on the same elements as the original film, the sequel has none of the original cast nor does it continue with the original storyline.
The Luck of the Irish
He Got Game
Home of the Giants
Jersey Films
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
BASEketball
Like Mike 2: Streetball
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Sunset Park
Rhea Perlman stars in this 1996 basketball film which was produced by her husband Danny DeVito. Performers on the film’s soundtrack include Aaliyah, Queen Latifah and Onyx (whose group member Fredro Starr also has a leading role in the film).
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ouchstone Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
He Got Game
He Got Game (1998) is one of two films former professional basketball player Ray Allen has acted in, so far. It is also the third time Denzel Washington has acted in a film directed by Spike Lee. Their previous film together was Malcolm X (1992) and the pair would collaborate again in 2006 for Inside Man.
Forget Paris
Just Wright
On the Shoulders of Giants
Kartemquin Films
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Mighty Macs
Celtic Pride
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend
Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is a documentary filmed over a five-year period. The film chronicles the lives of basketball-playing teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee as they aspire for stardom in the game.
IFC Films
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Thunderstruck
Believe in Me
Veteran actor Bruce Dern co-stars in this 2006 sports drama. The film is based on a novel titled Brief Garland by award-winning author Harold Keith.
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Juwanna Mann
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Hollywood Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault
Passing Glory
Crossover
The Air Up There
The Air Up There (1994) stars Kevin Bacon and Charles Gitonga Maina, a 6'10" Kenyan-born actor. Interestingly, Maina later attended an American university on a basketball scholarship but was not allowed to use the move known as the Jimmy Dolan Shake and Bake (a move taught by Bacon’s character to his in the movie) in his matches.
Atlantic Releasing Corporation
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Just Wright
Eddie
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf was a huge box office success upon its release in 1985. The film went on to spawn a sequel, Teen Wolf Too (1987); a cartoon series, which ran for 2 seasons (1986 – 1987); and an MTV series (6 seasons, from 2011 to 2017).
The Basketball Diaries
Disney Channel
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Semi-Pro
Thunderstruck
Double Teamed
This 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starred twin sisters Heather and Heidi Burge. The movie follows the young women’s real-life professional basketball careers. Both Heather and Heidi played in the WNBA, but not simultaneously as depicted in the movie.
Blue Chips
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Columbia Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Air Bud
Fast Break
Actor Laurence Fishburne has one of his first film roles in this 1979 movie. It, however, wasn’t the first basketball film he appeared in, as he had a major role in the later-to-be-acclaimed movie Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975).
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend
Hoop Dreams
HBO
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault
Don Cheadle stars as the title character in this 1996 HBO television film. Earl “The Goat” Manigault is widely regarded as one of the best basketball players who has ever lived, although he was a street basketball player and never achieved the same level of fame as professionals in the NBA.
Hurricane Season
The Air Up There
One On One
TNT
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
White Men Can’t Jump
More than a Game
Passing Glory
Andre Braugher and Rip Torn star in this 1999 sports drama based on real events which took place in the 1960s. The movie traces events leading up to New Orleans’ very first integrated basketball game played between St. Augustine High School (an all-black team) and Jesuit High (an all-white team).
High School Musical
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Union Productions
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Glory Road
On the Shoulders of Giants
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar served as writer, producer and narrator on this 2011 historical documentary. On the Shoulders of Giants looks back at the accomplishments and influence of the Harlem Rens (a.k.a. New York Renaissance) – an all-black professional basketball team of the 1920s and 1930s.
Semi-Pro
The Red Sneakers
20th Century Fox
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Above the Rim
Juwanna Mann
The 6th Man
Finding Forrester
In Finding Forrester (2000), Sean Connery plays reclusive writer William Forrester while Rob Brown portrays teenage basketball player Jamal Wallace. In 2005, Brown starred in another basketball drama, Coach Carter, opposite Samuel L. Jackson. He also played Ernest Davis, the first African-American winner of the Heisman Trophy, in the 2008 film The Express.
Columbia Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Coach Carter
Space Jam
Kung Fu Dunk
This 2008 Chinese-language action comedy film starred Taiwanese actor, director and film producer Jay Chou. The film’s theme song was composed by Chou, who is also an accomplished pop singer.
Celtic Pride
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The Weinstein Company
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Like Mike 2: Streetball
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
BASEketball
Hurricane Season
The 2005 – 2006 boys’ basketball team of John Ehret High School is the subject of this 2010 sports drama. The team, which won the state championship after dislocation by Hurricane Katrina, was also the subject of a Sports Illustrated article and an ESPN SportsCenter feature.
American International Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Teen Wolf
Cornbread, Earl, And Me
Acclaimed actor Laurence Fishburne has one of his very first lead roles in this 1975 film. It was not his first acting role, however, as he was a child actor playing the role of young Joshua "Josh" Hall on the soap opera One Life to Live from 1973 – 1976.
Like Mike
The Basketball Diaries
Showtime Networks
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Love and Basketball
Air Bud
Hoosiers
The Red Sneakers
Actor and dancer Gregory Hines is both producer and director of The Red Sneakers (2002). Hines also plays the role of Zeke, the original owner of the magical red shoes.
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Fox Family Channel
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Michael Jace stars as Michael Jordan in this 1999 Fox Family Channel film. Fifteen years later, in 2014, Jace was arrested for killing his wife – for which he was sentenced to life in prison.
Heaven Is a Playground
Kung Fu Dunk
Space Jam
SymPics International
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Eddie
He Got Game
Home of the Giants
This well-received sports drama and coming-of-age film starred Haley Joel Osment and Danielle Panabaker. Osment is the brother of Emily Osment (Lilly Truscott in Disney Channel’s sitcom Hannah Montana. Their father Eugene Osment makes an appearance in the movie as a police officer.
Finding Forrester
Warner Premiere
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Thunderstruck
Professional basketball player Kevin Durant stars as himself in this 2012 sports comedy. In the film, Durant’s basketball playing skills are transferred to a not-so-athletic teenager, Brian Newall, played by Taylor Gray.
Sunset Park
Fast Break
Glory Road
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Blaze Brothers Entertainment
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The 6th Man
The Winning Season
Streetballers
Matthew Krentz is both director and star of this 2009 film. He acts opposite professional basketball player Jimmy McKinney.
Believe in Me
L.A. Film Partners
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Heaven Is a Playground
The Pistol: The Birth of a Legend
This 1991 biographical sports film centers on the life of Basketball Hall of Famer Peter “Pistol Pete” Maravich. Pistol Pete’s father Petar “Press” Maravich had been a coach of both college and professional basketball.
Cornbread, Earl, And Me
Hoosiers
Morgan Creek Productions
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
One On One
Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault
Glory Road
Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann (2002) is a romantic comedy starring Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. and Vivica A. Fox. Núñez portrays a basketball star whose only chance to continue playing the game is to impersonate a female player. Fox acts as his teammate and later love interest.
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NBA Entertainment
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Basketball Diaries
Kung Fu Dunk
Like Mike
Rapper, actor and television host Bow Wow (real name Shad Moss) stars in this 2002 sports comedy. At the time, he was in his mid-teens and went by the name Lil' Bow Wow. Like Mike was his debut acting role.
Thunderstruck
Just Singer Entertainment
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Winning Season
The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish is a Disney Channel Original Movie released in 2001. Ryan Merriman, who plays the lead role in this film, also played one of the major characters in another basketball movie, Home of the Giants (2007).
Fast Break
Love and Basketball
First Street Films
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
High School Musical
The High School Musical trilogy began in 2006 with this first film. High School Musical 3: Senior Year became the first and only (to date) Disney Channel Original Movie to be given a theatrical release.
Space Jam
Above the Rim
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Zucker Brothers Productions
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
BASEketball
Creators of the popular adult animated sitcom South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, are the stars in BASEketball (1998). The movie is a sports comedy co-written and directed by David Zucker who has also worked on Airplane! (1980), The Naked Gun franchise and Scary Movie 3, 4 and 5.
Finding Forrester
Air Bud
Blue Chips
Flavor Unit Entertainment
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
High School Musical
Semi-Pro
Streetballers
Just Wright
Queen Latifah and Common (Lonnie Lynn, Jr.) star as love interests in this 2010 movie. The film received mixed reviews but was honored with several industry award nominations. It won Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) the NAACP Image Awards.
Quaker Media
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
The Mighty Macs
This 2009 movie is about real-life women’s basketball coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Cathy Rush. She was head coach of the Immaculata University’s women’s basketball team, the Mighty Macs from 1972 – 1977.
Coach Carter
Home of the Giants
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
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360 Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
Eddie
White Men Can’t Jump
Crossover
Eva Marcille Pigford co-stars in this 2006 basketball movie. Two years earlier, at the age of 19, she was the winner of America's Next Top Model (cycle 3).
The Red Sneakers
Hollywood Pictures
Which basketball movie is this picture taken from?
More than a Game
The 6th Man
Celtic Pride
This 1996 comedy stars veteran comedians Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd and Damon Wayans. Stern and Aykroyd play fanatical NBA fans who kidnap Wayans (portraying an NBA star). At the end of the film Stern and Aykroyd are shown as they begin their attempt to kidnap American Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders.
Passing Glory
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