Shooting High and 4 Other Good Basketball Movies [LISTA]

Once again in the race, Adam Sandler bet on making a drama film, just as he did in Uncut Gems (2019), and will release the film shooting high next Wednesday, June 8, in the catalog of Netflix.

The production on basketball follows Stanley Sugerman (sandler), scout for a sports team that is at a low point in its career. The protagonist discovers Bo Cruz (Juancho Hernangomez) phenomenon player from another country, and takes him to the United States without the team’s approval. Now, the duo only have one chance to fight for a space in the NBA (National Basketball Association).

To get in the mood, Rolling Stone Brazil picked out four other good basketball movies to watch, from White Men Don’t Know How to Bury (1992) to Space Jam: The Game of the Century (1996). See below:

White Men Don’t Know How to Bury

Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) and Billy Hoyle (Woody Harrelson), crooks from the basketball world, join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.

The Way Back

Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) was a high school basketball phenom who dropped out of the sport, and lost all potential future in that area. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at the school he attended, he may have one last chance at redemption.

Where to watch: HBO Max.

Diary of a teenager

the teenager Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) sees dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Space Jam: The Game of the Century

You Looney Tunes seek help from basketball legend Michael Jordan in a desperate attempt to win a game on which cartoon freedom depends.

Where to watch: HBO Max.