My Top Ten Basketball Movies:

24 September, 2022 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 1 category

To commemorate my Featured TV Blog of the month, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, here are My Top Ten Basketball Movies, all of the selected films have been chosen for their Basketball theme, enjoy the list and watch a Basketball Movie!

10. Space Jam (1996)

Space Jam; directed by Joe Pytka; starring Michael Jordan, Billy West, Wayne Knight, Theresa Randle, and Danny DeVito; written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, and Herschel Weingrod; based on Looney Tunes by Warner Bros.;produced by Joe Medjuch, Daniel Goldberg, and Ivan Reitman for Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Feature Animation, and Northern Lights Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. (1996)

9. He Got Game (1998)

He Got Game; directed by Spike Lee; starring Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, and Milla Jovovich; written by Spike Lee; produced by Jon Kilik, and Spike Lee for Touchstone Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. (1998)

8. Coach Carter (2005)

Coach Carter; directed by Thomas Carter; starring Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard, Rick Gonzalez, and Channing Tatum; written by Mark Schwahn and John Gatins; produced by David Gale, Brian Robbins, and Michael Tollin for MTV Films and Tollin/Robbins Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. (2005)

7. Glory Road (2006)

Glory Road; directed by James Gartner; starring Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, and Jon Voight; screenplay by Chris Cleveland, Bettina Gilois, and Gregory Allen Howard; based on Glory Road by Don Haskins, and Daniel Wetzel; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Texas Western Productions, and Glory Road Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. (2006)

6. Sunset Park (1996)

Sunset Park; directed by Steve Gomer; starring Rhea Perlman and Fredro Starr; written by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, Kathleen McGhee-Anderson; produced by Danny DeVito, Michal Shamberg, and Dan Paulson for Jersey Films and distributed by TriStar Pictures. (1996)

5. Teen Wolf (1985)

Teen Wolf; directed by Rod Daniel; starring Michael J. Fox, James Hampton, Scott Paulin, Susan Ursitti, Jerry Levine, and Jay Tarses;
written by Jeph Loeb, and Matthew Weisman; produced by Thomas Coleman, Mark Levinson, George W. Perkins, Michael Rosenblatt, and Scott M. Rosenfelt; produced and distributed by Atlantic Releasing Corporation. (1985)

4. Celtic Pride (1996)

Celtic Pride; directed by Tom DeCerchio; starring Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd, Gail O'Grady, and Christopher McDonald; screenplay by Judd Apatow, story by Judd Apatow and Colin Quinn; produced by Roger Bimbaum and Judd Apatow for Hollywood Pictures, Caravan Pictures, and Roger Birnbaum Productions and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures. (1996)

3. Finding Forrester (2000)

Finding Forrester; directed by Gus Van Sant; starring Rob Brown, Sean Connery, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, and Busta Rhymes; written by Mike Rich; produced by Sean Connery and Laurence Mark for Columbia Pictures and distributed by SONY Pictures Releasing. (2000)

2. Uncut Gems (2019)

Uncut Gems; directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie; starring Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, and Eric Bogosian; written by Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, and Benny Safdie; produced by Scott Rudin, Eli Bush, and Sebastian Bear-McClard for A24, Elara Pictures, IAC Films, Sikelia Productions, and Scott Rudin Productions and distributed by A24 and Netflix. (2019)

1. The Basketball Diaries (1995)

The Basketball Diaries; directed by Scott Kalvert; starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw, James Madio, Michael Imperioli, and Mark Wahlberg; screenplay by Bryan Goluboff; based on The Basketball Diaries by Jim Caroll; produced by Liz Heller, and John Bard Manulis for Island Pictures and distributed by New Line Cinema. (1995)

And that’s all folks! My Top Ten Basketball Movies! Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next great Top Ten List!

Basketball legends Magic Johnson (left) and Larry Bird (center) talk with Dave (right) about their friendship and their rivalry on the court when they visit the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday, April 11, 2012 on the CBS Television Network. This photo is provided by CBS from the Late Show with David Letterman photo archive. (Photo by Jeffrey R. Staab/CBS via Getty Images)

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