Above the Rim

Mar 23, 1994

1h 36m

★ 7.0

Some games you play. Some games play you.

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Above the Rim Trailers

Cast

Kyle Lee Watson

Duane Martin

Birdie

Tupac Shakur

Flip

Bernie Mac

Bugaloo

Marlon Wayans

Shep

Leon

Motaw

Wood Harris

Richie

Michael Rispoli

Rollins

David Bailey

Mailika

Tonya Pinkins

Monroe

Byron Minns

Bobby

Shawn Michael Howard

Starnes

Henry Simmons

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.

7.3

Hawaa Hawaai

May 9, 2014

Hawaa Hawaai is a story of the triumph of the human spirit; friendship and enjoying the journey of making ones dream come true. Arjun moves to the big city along with his mother and little sister. Out there he discovers a hidden world of in-line skating through coach Lucky, who mentors kids to become skating champions. While Arjun starts nursing the dream to learn skating under Lucky, his four friends get together to make this dream come true for him. In this endearing story of hope and aspirations, will Arjun's dreams take flight?

7.0

61*

Apr 28, 2001

In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. Which man would reach it?

6.8

Hard Times

Aug 13, 1975

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Chaney, but Speed gambles away any winnings.

5.8

Thicker Than Water

May 12, 2000

Chris Malloy, Emmett Malloy, and Jack Johnson got together to document the life and times of a pro surfer. Shot all on 16mm Film "Thicker Than Water" follows Rob Machado, Kelly Slater, Brad Gerlach, Shane Dorian, and others on a 18 month journey through the North Atlantic, South Pacific, and the Bay of Bengal.

6.6

Without Limits

Sep 11, 1998

The life of renowned runner Steve Prefontaine and his relationship with legendary coach Bill Bowerman.

5.5

Les Princes

Mar 29, 2023

No overview available.

0.0

Tall

Aug 25, 2023

Hugo is 17 and a member of a handball new talent program, an institution that trains professional athletes. A brilliant and committed player, he is preparing for a crucial match that will determine his career. But the day before the event, his coach has him sit on the bench for substitutes.

6.9

Ice

Feb 14, 2018

Contemporary Russia. Nadya gives up her dream of becoming a champion figure skater when she is hospitalized with an injury. But then she meets Sasha, a hockey player, who decides to teach her to believe in herself and her dream again.

5.8

The Game of Their Lives

Apr 22, 2005

During the 1950 World Cup, the hastily assembled U.S. soccer team enters as heavy underdogs when matched up against the highest-ranked team in competition — England.

6.1

Big Fan

Feb 7, 2009

Paul Aufiero, a 35-year-old parking-garage attendant from Staten Island, is the self-described "world's biggest New York Giants fan". One night, Paul and his best friend Sal spot Giants star linebacker Quantrell Bishop at a gas station and decide to follow him. At a strip club Paul cautiously decides to approach him but the chance encounter brings Paul's world crashing down around him.

3.7

Stupně poražených

Nov 1, 1988

The top sport was also closely monitored in the communist era, and officials were naturally bothered that the pentathlon team failed to win the World Championships. But the measures that should have ensured redress were caught up in a web of behind-the-scenes machinations that backfired on the athletes themselves, their endurance and their family backgrounds. While the film has critical ambitions and wants to reveal much of what should have remained hidden from the public eye, it is a rather clumsy and schematic view, not very convincing in terms of realisation.

6.1

Sunset Park

Apr 26, 1996

A white teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined Black high school basketball team and turns them into winners.

6.3

Greased Lightning

Jul 1, 1977

The true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing driver to win an upper-tier NASCAR race.

6.6

North Dallas Forty

Aug 3, 1979

A semi-fictional account of life as a professional football player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.

7.1

Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault

Nov 23, 1996

A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.

5.9

Cobb

Dec 2, 1994

Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ball-player ever,' in his words.

6.3

Vision Quest

Feb 15, 1985

After deciding he needs to do something meaningful with his life, high school wrestler Louden Swain sets out on a mission to drop weight and challenge the area's undefeated champion, which creates problems with his teammates and health. Matters are complicated further when Louden's father takes in an attractive female drifter who's on her way to San Francisco.

5.5

Oxford Blues

Aug 24, 1984

A young American hustler in Las Vegas spots a rich English Lady. Smitten, he pursues her to England, where his only chance of getting together with her is to enroll in Oxford and join the rowing team.