Movies like Fastbreak
If Fastbreak's mix of high school, michigan and sports stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Fastbreak's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Coach Carter
2005 · Directed by Thomas Carter · 136 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: high school, sports, basketball
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
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Above the Rim
1994 · Directed by Jeff Pollack · 96 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: sports, basketball
Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.
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Amateur
2018 · Directed by Ryan Koo · 96 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: sports, basketball
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.
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Glory Road
2006 · Directed by James Gartner · 118 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: basketball
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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Rudy
1993 · Directed by David Anspaugh · 114 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: sports
Rudy grew up in a steel mill town where most people ended up working, but wanted to play football at Notre Dame instead. There were only a couple of problems.
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Queen of Katwe
2016 · Directed by Mira Nair · 124 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: sports
A young girl overcomes her disadvantaged upbringing in the slums of Uganda to become a Chess master.
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Bruised
2021 · Directed by Halle Berry · 129 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: sports
Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager…
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The Smashing Machine
2025 · Directed by Benny Safdie · 123 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: sports
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opioid dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend…