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Mixed Company
Mixed Company (1974)
, 1h49
Directed by Melville Shavelson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families, Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Barbara Harris, Joseph Bologna, Tom Bosley, Ruth McDevitt, Haywood Nelson, Lisa Gerritsen

Kathy Morrison (Harris), mother of three, who helps run a "color-blind" adoption program, wants to have another biological child. Her husband, Pete (Bologna), the head coach of the Phoenix Suns, finds out he can't produce another child. Kathy thinks about adopting a boy, Frederic "Freddie" Wilcox, and Pete does not want to adopt a boy who happens to be black. When he relents, Freddie's arrival causes an upheaval in the Morrison's neighborhood, their school, and family. Kathy's answer is to adopt another child, in this case two, a war-traumatized half-Vietnamese girl, Quan Tran, and a Hopi boy, Joe. The new extended family must now learn to live together.
Cornbread, Earl and Me
Cornbread, Earl and Me (1975)
, 1h35
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Laurence Fishburne, Moses Gunn, Bernie Casey, Rosalind Cash, Antonio Fargas, Thalmus Rasulala

The film focuses on three African-American youths living in an urban neighborhood. Nathaniel Hamilton (Jamaal Wilkes formerly Keith Wilkes) is a star basketball player from the neighborhood, who also goes by the nickname of "Cornbread." In the movie, he epitomizes the dream of the neighborhood to be successful, as he is about to become the first from his district to enter college on an athletic scholarship. He is also a local hero to the much younger friends Earl Carter (Tierre Turner) and Wilford Robinson (Laurence Fishburne).
Home of the Giants
Home of the Giants (2007)
, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Haley Joel Osment, Ryan Merriman, Danielle Panabaker, Kenneth Mitchell, Brent Briscoe, Johanna Braddy

Like everyone in Riverton, Indiana, seventeen-year-old Robert "Gar" Gartland (Haley Joel Osment) loves his school's basketball team, the Riverton Giants. His best friend, Matt Morrison (Ryan Merriman), is the star of the Riverton Giants. When Matt makes Robert take part in the robbery of a small-time drug dealer, things do not go as planned and Robert faces the challenge of saving the team from a desperate predicament with the state championship and Matt’s future on the line.
One on One
One on One (1977)
, 1h38
Directed by Lamont Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Annette O'Toole, Robby Benson, G. D. Spradlin, Lamont Johnson, Melanie Griffith, Gail Strickland

Henry Steele (Robby Benson), a naive high school basketball star from a small town in Colorado, wins a college scholarship to Western University in Los Angeles. Talented but with a tendency to show off, Henry must overcome the pressures of bullying from his team members and a confrontation with a mean-spirited coach (G.D. Spradlin).
The American Game
The American Game (1979)
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports

Brian Walker is taken from his close-knit Indiana family, living in a small town. In contrast, Stretch Graham has practically no family support, and looks to his Brooklyn team and his warm-hearted coach for support. Both are actively being recruited by colleges.
Fast Break
Fast Break (1979)
, 1h47
Directed by Jack Smight
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Kaplan, Harold Sylvester, Laurence Fishburne, Randee Heller, Reb Brown, Michael Warren

David Greene (Gabe Kaplan) is a basketball fanatic living in Brooklyn, NY, who alternates his time between playing in neighborhood pick-up games and managing a delicatessen. He dreams of making his living coaching basketball (David was once a junior high school basketball coach) and has sent numerous letters to colleges in the hope of fulfilling that dream—much to the chagrin of his long-suffering wife Jan (Randee Heller), who wants only to buy a home and start a family. This is a challenge for him.
Inside Moves
Inside Moves (1980)
, 1h53
Directed by Richard Donner
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Bill Henderson

After a suicide attempt leaves a man named Roary (John Savage) partially crippled, he finds himself living in a rundown house in Oakland, California. He spends a lot of time at a neighborhood bar, which is full of other disabled people, and becomes best friends with Jerry (David Morse), the barman with a bad leg.
That Championship Season
That Championship Season (1982)
, 1h50
Directed by Jason Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Films based on plays
Actors Robert Mitchum, Martin Sheen, Bruce Dern, Paul Sorvino, Stacy Keach, Arthur Franz

It has been 25 years since the 1957 Fillmore High School (fictional) basketball team won the Pennsylvania state championship. The coach and four of the victors regularly gather to relive the glory of their shining moment.
Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers
Dazzling Dunks and Basketball Bloopers (1989)
, 45minutes
Themes Sports films, Basketball films, Documentary films about sports

This film contains footage of slam dunks by NBA players such as Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan, and Darryl Dawkins, and a large number of bloopers by various players, including Danny Ainge, Bill Walton, and Frank Johnson. Recaps of NBA slam dunk contests from 1984 to 1988 are also shown. The video also features brief bios of NBA personalities including Darryl Dawkins, John Salley & Frank Layden. and footage of dolphins playing basketball, a group playing basketball while riding horses and a group playing basketball on ice skates.
The St. Tammany Miracle
The St. Tammany Miracle (1994)
, 1h30
Directed by Joy N. Houck, Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Soleil Moon Frye, Jamie Luner, Jeffrey Meek, Harry Fleer, Steve Allen

The film focuses on the basketball team of an Episcopalian all-girl high school, where they try to make a name, despite only a little funding. the team's new female coach soon realizes she will have to work very hard if she wants the team to become a success.
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)

Directed by Eriq La Salle
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Daryl Mitchell, Forest Whitaker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Grâce à ses dons inouïs et à une inventivité surprenante, Eric Manigault s'est rapidement imposé sur les trottoirs de Harlem comme le joueur de basket le plus prometteur de sa génération. En sombrant dans la drogue, il va briser définitivement tout espoir de carrière. Il saura saisir sa chance au deuxième rebond, pour enfin devenir une légende.
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story
Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story (1992)
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Duane Davis, George Kennedy, Nell Carter, Sam Hennings, Reynaldo Rey, Whitman Mayo

This film follows the life of basketball legend Eric "Hank" Gathers, from his growing up in the ghettos of Philadelphia to his freshman year at USC through his brief career playing basketball for Loyola Marymount University, where he collapsed during a game and died of a heart ailment.
Slam Dunk Ernest
Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
, 1h33
Directed by John R. Cherry III
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Jim Varney, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Stevie Vallance, Cylk Cozart, Miguel A. Nunez, Jr., Jay Brazeau

Ernest (Jim Varney) takes a job with a cleaning service at the local mall, and he soon seeks to join his co-workers' basketball team, "Clean Sweep", as they compete in the city league tournament. He is reluctantly accepted by the team, but given only a minor role as their cheerleader and mascot. In his despair, he is visited by an angel (played by basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and given a pair of magical shoes, but is warned, "Don't misuse the shoes." As a matter of fact, the shoe store's owner, Zamiel Moloch happens to be a demon in disguise. He would eventually prevent Ernest's sportsmanship with the basketball players by luring Ernest to arrogance.