Best movies about basketball

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This list includes, for example, The Basketball Diaries , The Way Back , Air Bud .

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Discover the best movies about basketball, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie Air, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, came in first as the best movie about basketball or the NBA of all time, followed by Air Bud and Champions from 2023. Scroll down for the top 10 movies about basketball, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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Air

2023 - Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Chris...

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Discover the game-changing partnership between a then-undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's basketball division, which revolutionized the world of sports and culture with the Air Jordan •••

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Air Bud

1997 - Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Michael Jeter, Bill Cobbs, Eric Christmas, Brendan...

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A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of •••

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Champions

2023 - Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Cheech Marin, Matt Cook, Ernie Hudson, Madison Tevlin...

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A stubborn minor league basketball coach is forced to coach a Special Olympics team when he is sentenced to community service.

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Coach Carter

2005 - Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chardDrama, History

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In 1999, Ken Carter becomes the basketball coach at Richmond High School in California. He demands good grades from his players and, when they fail to keep their word, locks the gym and •••

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Freaky Tales

2025 - Jay Ellis, Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Normani, Dominique Thorne, Jack Champion...

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Four interconnected stories take place in 1987 in Oakland, California, among punks, rappers, basketball players and gangsters. The music and movies of the time tie them all together. Pedro •••

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GOAT

2026 - Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David...

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A young goat with big dreams gets a chance to play in the professional roarball league, a tough sport dominated by the fastest and strongest animals in the world. To succeed, he must make •••

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He Got Game

1998 - Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Rosario DawsonDrama

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A prisoner is offered a shorter sentence if he can convince his son, a talented basketball player, to go to a certain college. The meeting forces father and son to face the past and the •••

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Hustle

2022 - Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangómez, Anthony Edwards, Kenny Smith, Ben...

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After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a troubled past overseas, a down-on-his-luck basketball scout (Adam Sandler) decides to bring the phenom to the United States without the •••

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Somewhere in Queens

2023 - Ray Romano, Laurie Metcalf, Jacob Ward, Sadie Stanley, Jennifer Esposito, Deirdre Friel...

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Leo and Angela Russo live a simple life in Queens, surrounded by their overbearing Italian-American family. When their son finds success on his high school basketball team, Leo tears the •••

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Stephen Curry: Underrated

2023 - Stephen Curry, Reggie Miller, Kevin Durant, Ayesha Curry, Draymond Green, Dell Curry...

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The remarkable coming-of-age story of Stephen Curry—one of the most influential, dynamic, and surprising players in basketball history—and his rise from a diminutive college player to a •••

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What is in this list?

This list includes, for example, The Basketball Diaries, The Way Back, Air Bud.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: GOAT (2026), The American Dream (2026), Freaky Tales (2025).

Which movies from 1990–1999 are included?

Titles released in this period include He Got Game (1998), Air Bud (1997), The Basketball Diaries (1995).

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