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| Scene from Hoosiers (1986) ranked top basketball movie of all time. |
Welcome to our Reel
Fives pre-launch movie rankings for best basketball movies
of all. The rankings for basketball movies are based on our pre-launch rankings
for its parent genre, best
sports movies, which captures sports movies more broadly. The
movie rankings of top basketball movies are based on the 130 movie ranking
sources we found for sports movies which can be seen in our page for best
sports movies. The sports movie rankings included 105
movies and of those movies 10 were basketball movies- these 10 basketball films
are ranked below. As with the broader sports genre, these basketball movie
rankings are based on rankings created by movie experts as well as rankings
from polling sites that were found online.
Basketball can be played on a street
court, beach court, or small town gym. No matter where the game is played, the
essence of the sport remains the same: to reach greatness. Hoosiers (1986), the all-time best basketball movie, takes an
unknown small town team to the championship game. Like other sports movies,
basketball movies focus on the challenges of the journey to the championship or
the pros. Hoop Dreams (1994), ranked
second, follows two teens from Chicago who hope to be pro basketball players.
This basketball film, also the
top ranked documentary, captures the realities of sports without a script.
Basketball is more than layups, it is suicide drills, hours practicing on the
court, watching film, and dedication to perfect the craft of basketball. Glory Road (2006), ranked seventh, not
only shows the tolls of the suicide drill on the players, but also the
dedication of the players to keep pushing themselves. Basketball does not shy
away from the topic of race. White Men
Can’t Jump (1992), ranked ninth, addresses racial stereotypes. Billy Hoyle
(Woody Harrelson) and Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) team up to hustle on the
beachside courts. They use Hoyle’s deceptive demeanor to not appear threatening
and together they play with substantial amounts of cash on stake.
Top 10 of Basketball Movies of All Time Percent of online top fives movies appear on shown
1 . Hoosiers (1986): 40.3% 2 . Hoop Dreams (1994): 15.5% 3 . Space Jam (1996): 3.87% 4 . Coach Carter (2005): 2.32% 5 . He Got Game (1998): 1.55% 6 . Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996): .775% 7 . Glory Road (2006): .775% 8 . Bad Boys (2014): .775% 9 (tied). Teen Wolf (1985): .775% 9 (tied). White Men Can't Jump (1992): .775%
For the online rankings this list is based on see our sports movie pre-launch rankings.
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