🎬 5 Best Basketball Movies & Documentaries
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└ The Last Dance NetflixESPN 2020└ Hustle Netflix 2022└ Winning Time HBO 2022-2023└ Hoop Dreams 1994└ Space Jam 1996The Last Dance (Netflix/ESPN, 2020)
Documentary10 episodes on Michael Jordan's final season with the Bulls. Behind-the-scenes footage from 1997-98. Jordan's competitiveness, Pippen's frustration, Rodman's chaos. The most-watched sports documentary in history.
Hustle (Netflix, 2022)
MovieAdam Sandler as an NBA scout who discovers a street baller in Spain. Actually good. Features real NBA players. The basketball scenes are authentic. Sandler's best dramatic performance in years.
Winning Time (HBO, 2022-2023)
TV SeriesThe Showtime Lakers dynasty. Magic Johnson, Kareem, Jerry Buss. Stylish, funny, and surprisingly accurate. John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss is perfect casting.
Hoop Dreams (1994)
DocumentaryTwo inner-city Chicago kids chasing NBA dreams. Filmed over 5 years. One of the greatest documentaries ever made — in any genre. Roger Ebert called it the best film of the 1990s.
Space Jam (1996)
MovieMichael Jordan teams up with Bugs Bunny to play basketball against aliens. Is it a good movie? No. Is it iconic? Absolutely. Every 90s kid watched this 100 times. The soundtrack still slaps.