# The best basketball movies of all time

From Hoosiers to Hoop Dreams: the basketball films critics rank highest (The A.V. Club, Gold Derby, Rotten Tomatoes).

- 752 votes · 11 items
- Feb 23, 2026 · setlist_grumpy
- https://even.best/en/l/1987/the-best-basketball-movies-of-all-time

## Top 11

1. **Hoop Dreams (1994)** (86 · ▲94 ▼8) — Two Chicago teenagers chasing the NBA, filmed over years.
2. **Hoosiers (1986)** (60 · ▲74 ▼14) — A small-town Indiana team reaches the state final.
3. **White Men Can't Jump (1992)** (58 · ▲64 ▼6) — Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson hustling on the street courts.
4. **He Got Game (1998)** (46 · ▲59 ▼13) — Spike Lee, Denzel Washington and Ray Allen.
5. **Love & Basketball (2000)** (42 · ▲59 ▼17) — A love story that runs alongside two careers.
6. **Blue Chips (1994)** (41 · ▲48 ▼7) — Nick Nolte and the dirty side of college recruiting.
7. **Coach Carter (2005)** (37 · ▲46 ▼9) — Samuel L. Jackson puts school before basketball.
8. **Air (2023)** (37 · ▲46 ▼9) — How Nike signed Michael Jordan.
9. **Space Jam (1996)** (36 · ▲46 ▼10) — Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes.
10. **Glory Road (2006)** (35 · ▲48 ▼13) — The 1966 Texas Western team with an all-Black starting five.
11. **Hustle (2022)** (32 · ▲47 ▼15) — Adam Sandler as a scout who finds a talent in Spain.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.