The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays

Nov 4, 2003

1h 5m

★ 8.0

Overview

Perhaps more than any other sport, basketball is a star-driven event: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Dennis Rodman, Shaquille O'Neal--the list could go on and on. But it's not necessarily these athletes' overall careers that we remember as much as the breathtaking individual plays these illustrious men have given us. Is it possible to break down a hundred of these greatest moments in NBA history? The NBA's 100 Greatest Plays certainly tries.

Genres

Documentary

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Michael Jordan

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Larry Bird

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Patrick Ewing

In "Sugar Ray Robinson - Pound for Pound," the champ is profiled, from his early days to his welterweight victories and his five-time winning of the middleweight championship. Show business called to Robinson, and he had a brief sojourn as a tap dancer, but returned to the ring to win five more titles. Boxing greats add their commentary, including Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Joe Frazier, Gene Tunney, and Jack Dempsey.

10.0

La Cordée de Rêve

Jan 1, 2001

La Cordée de Rêve traces the great alpine journey made from August 2000 to February 2001 by Patrick Berhault. His great crossing of the Alps, here told to his daughter, will be done sometimes alone, sometimes surrounded by friends: Patrick Gabarrou, Patrick Edlinger, Ottavio Fassini, Gaël Bouquet des Chaux, Valérie Aumage, Philippe Magnin. During this alpine trip he will find his brother-in-arms Patrick Edlinger for the dolimitic part and will also see the genesis of the "Cordée Magique Berhault/Magnin". For 167 days, in sneakers in the fall, on touring skis in the winter, Patrick Berhault chained 2 to 3 stages of an average hiker daily, swallowing 1,500 to 2,000 meters of vertical drop and up to 45 kilometers per day. , and climbed 22 peaks. It's called that: "La Grande Cordée" but behind this title lies an exceptional human and sporting performance.

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Pin Gods

Sep 7, 1996

Executive produced, conceived, directed by Larry Locke. An intermittently amusing look at the world of professional bowling is offered in Larry Locke's docu "Pin Gods," which interweaves the stories of three ambitious, if slightly bizarre, men.

7.6

Chasing Great

Sep 1, 2016

Chasing Great is an insightful portrayal that weaves Richie McCaw's life story into his final season as an All Black, revealing the determination and mental toughness of an international sporting legend who still sees himself as an 'ordinary guy' from small town New Zealand.

0.0

The Natural: The Best There Ever Was

Apr 16, 2016

An average baseball film in the making comes out of seemingly nowhere to become one of the best sports films made of all time. A true testament to the real beauty of Hollywood filmmaking, the way it used to be.

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Revolution of the 3

Oct 9, 2020

The documentary shows how the Brazilian men's basketball team in the 1980s revolutionized the game with the newly incorporated three-point shot.

7.3

The End of the Storm

Nov 30, 2020

Featuring exceptional access to Liverpool Football Club, this is the gripping inside story of the club’s 2019/20 Premier League winning season, set against the context of their global fan base waiting for 30 years of disappointment and near misses to come to an end.

5.2

Drużyna

Aug 8, 2014

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6.0

David Beckham: For the Love of the Game

Dec 29, 2015

Cameras follow David Beckham as he attempts to play a football match on all seven continents and get back in time for his own UNICEF fundraising match at Old Trafford. On the journey, he discovers what football means to the many different people he meets and plays with, as well as some of the universal truths about the game itself, including its ability to inspire and unite people.

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Bielsa - O Deus Louco do Leeds

Nov 22, 2020

The man who changed the history of a club. Marcelo Bielsa became the hero of Leeds' unlikely return to the top flight after 16 years. It took hope for a crowd, joy for a city. Many already call him God in the north of England. From simple lifestyle to dedication to common football. From the renovation of all Training Center facilities to the transformation of ordinary players into national team athletes. Funny cases and emotional reports of people who had their lives impacted by the Argentine coach.

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7.0

The Hollywood Shorties

Mar 12, 2016

In 1980s Los Angeles, a professional dwarf basketball team composed of recognizable-but-typecast actors finds itself the unwitting vanguard of a revolution to represent little people as something other than objects of curiosity.

7.2

This Magic Moment

Apr 14, 2016

In the mid-1990s, Orlando was the center of excitement in the NBA. The young franchise, led by mega-stars Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, beat the mighty Bulls en route to the 1995 NBA Finals. While it was clear Orlando was a dynasty in the making, the Magic's moment on top was never fully realized.

0.0

O Fabuloso Fittipaldi

Jan 1, 1973

Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi

0.0

Timeline: The History of WWE – 1984 – As Told By Roddy Piper

Apr 29, 2011

The closing month of 1983 in WWE saw the arrival of an individual that would go on to set the entire pro wrestling landscape on its head. Roddy Piper’s effect on the largest federation in the world would set up Hogan for his massive championship run, introduce the concept of Wrestlemania, and push TV ratings to the stratosphere. Simply put…Piper helped make it all happen for WWE in the 80s. Join Roddy for a three and a half hour journey back in time and see how each piece of the puzzle was laid. Roddy, Vince, Hogan, Dave Wolf and others had a vision of what was to come. Now head back to the birth of the boom and hear about it all in the first-person, from one of the all-time greats. Here comes the ‘Pit, MTV, the coconut, and the HOT SCOT himself! All in this edition of the open-ended historical telling of the WWE’s history.

3.0

Queering the Pitch

Aug 8, 2007

There are many types of family, but the word's not often applied to a rugby team especially not one entirely made up of gay men. This is the story of the Emerald Warriors, Ireland's only openly gay Rugby team.

6.0

Zidane, une équipe de rêve

May 18, 2006

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5.0

White Rock

Jan 29, 1977

British documentary filmmaker and producer Tony Maylam reinvigorated the sports documentary genre with WHITE ROCK, an idiosyncratic and utterly engaging account of the XII Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1976. He did so by placing music (by organ and synth wunderkind Rick Wakeman) front and center, and by using Hollywood star James Coburn as a "guide for the uninitiated."

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Ghost Town to Havana

Sep 15, 2015

A rampant, street level story of mentorship and everyday heroism in tough circumstances. An inner city coach's son, estranged in his youth from his father, spends five years on ball fields in inner city Oakland and Havana, following the lives of two extraordinary youth baseball coaches, Roscoe in Oakland and Nicolas in Havana. The coaches meet on videotape and two years of red tape later, Coach Roscoe and nine Oakland players travel to Havana to play Coach Nicolas' team. For one week, the players and coaches eat, dance, swim, argue and play baseball together. But when the parent of an Oakland player is murdered back home, it brings back the inescapable reality and challenges of life in an American inner city.

6.2

Becoming Zlatan

Feb 17, 2015

The decisive years of Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović, told through rare archive footage in which a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows him, from his debut with the Malmö FF team in 1999 through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax Amsterdam, and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005.

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