Top 20 movies like Dear Basketball
Top 20 Movies like Dear Basketball
- 1. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
- 2. Garden Party
- 3. Revolting Rhymes
- 4. Basketball Girlfriends
- 5. Jaco
- 6. Negative Space
- 7. Food Choices
- 8. Lou
- 9. Bootleggers
- 10. Heroin(e)
- 11. Long Way North
- 12. Born in China
- 13. Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
- 14. 3 Men and a Little Lady
- 15. Furry Vengeance
- 16. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
- 17. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
- 18. Black Butterfly
- 19. Vincent
- 20. Feast
1. Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
The incredible saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves – and their bank’s legacy in the Chinatown community – over the course of a five-year legal battle.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
2. Garden Party (Garden Party)
In a deserted rich house, a couple of amphibians explore their surroundings and follow their primal instincts.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. Revolting Rhymes
Two half-hour animated films based on the much-loved rhymes written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
4. Basketball Girlfriends
Tyron is one of the top college basketball stars in the country and is expected to be a top NBA draft pick, but as the pressure to perform well in school threatens his ability to perform on the court, things start to fall apart. Then, when his brother, Blak, is released from prison, he is pressured to rejoin the family business hustling drugs on the street. In a last ditch effort to save his star player, Tyron's coach introduces him to Carmen, a tutor who Tyron falls deeply in love with.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
5. Jaco
The story of Jaco Pastorius, a self-taught, larger-than-life musician who single-handedly changed the course of modern music by redefining the sound and the role of the electric bass guitar. Never-before-seen 8mm film, photographs, and audio recordings unveil the true story behind the legend of Jaco’s life, his music, and his heartbreaking end.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
6. Negative Space
Even though Sam's father is hardly ever home because he is often away on business trips, he is able to connect with his son by teaching him how to pack a suitcase.
It has an average vote of 7.419 on TMDB.
7. Food Choices
This documentary explores the impact that food choices have on people's health, the health of our planet and on the lives of other living species. And also discusses several misconceptions about food and diet.
It has an average vote of 7.118 on TMDB.
8. Lou
A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.
It has an average vote of 7.507 on TMDB.
9. Bootleggers (Самогонщики)
This is the second silent slapstick comedy short about adventures of Worldly, Coward, and Fool. In a small hunting lodge three friends are making illegal moonshine. Bottled "product" fills shelves quickly. Life is good. But their dog Barbos doesn't understand that bringing a moonshine condenser coil to a police station is a bad idea...
It has an average vote of 7.496 on TMDB.
10. Heroin(e)
This documentary follows three women -- a fire chief, a judge and a street missionary -- as they battle West Virginia's devastating opioid epidemic.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Long Way North (Tout en haut du monde)
1892, Saint Petersburg. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather's life as an adventurer. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition to the North Pole. To save her family's honor, Sasha runs away. Headed towards the Great North, she follows her grandfather's trail in search of his famous ship.
It has an average vote of 7.387 on TMDB.
12. Born in China (Born in China)
Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda bear and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
It has an average vote of 7.286 on TMDB.
13. Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song
It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squad and hurled into a fast and frantic chase across the galaxy. King Hydroflax is furious, and his giant Robot bodyguard is out-of-control and coming for them all! Will Nardole survive? And when will River Song work out who the Doctor is? All will be revealed on a starliner full of galactic super-villains and a destination the Doctor has been avoiding for a very long time.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
14. 3 Men and a Little Lady
Sylvia's work increasingly takes her away from the three men who help bring up Mary, her daughter. When she decides to move to England and take Mary with her, the three men are heartbroken at losing the two most important females in their lives.
It has an average vote of 5.84 on TMDB.
15. Furry Vengeance
When real estate developer Dan Sanders finalizes plans to level a swath of pristine Oregon forest to make way for a soulless housing subdivision, a band of woodland creatures rises up to throw a monkey wrench into the greedy scheme. Just how much mischief from the furry critters can the businessman take before he calls it quits?
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
16. Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
A chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa.
It has an average vote of 6.852 on TMDB.
17. Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (ストリートファイター II MOVIE)
Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young wanderer who never stays in one place long enough for Bison to find him. He does, however, get a fix on Ken Masters, an American martial arts champion who studied with Ryu as a child under the same master. Meanwhile, Major Guile of the United States Army is forced to team up with Chun Li from China in hopes of apprehending Bison and putting a stop his international ring of crime.
It has an average vote of 6.996 on TMDB.
18. Black Butterfly
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried secrets to light.
It has an average vote of 6.223 on TMDB.
19. Vincent
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.
It has an average vote of 7.89 on TMDB.
20. Feast
This Oscar-winning animated short film tells the story of one man's love life as seen through the eyes of his best friend and dog, Winston, and revealed bite by bite through the meals they share.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
