The 6th Man

Mar 28, 1997

1h 47m

★ 6.1

They're lifting the game to a higher level

Overview

A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.

Genres

Fantasy

Drama

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures

The 6th Man Trailers

Cast

Kenny Tyler

Marlon Wayans

Antoine Tyler

Kadeem Hardison

Coach Pederson

David Paymer

R.C. St. John

Michael Michele

Nativity Watson

Octavia Spencer

Camille Tyler

Saundra McClain

James Tyler

Harold Sylvester

Mikulski

Kevin Dunn

Jimmy Stubbs

Chris Spencer

Bernie

Paul Ben-Victor

Jordy

Chris Turner

Gertz

Gary Jones

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7.3

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