Most Similar Movies to He Got Game (1998)
If you are looking for movies like He Got Game (1998), you might like movies tagged with keyword : father-son relationship, prison, redemption, dreams, family conflict, black culture, sports film, coming of age, pressure, temptation, urban life, american dream, competition, sacrifice, crime, social issues, race, education, choices, loyalty .
Above the Rim (1994), Prison Song (2001), Urban Hymn (2015), Life of a King (2013), South Central (1992), Hoop Dreams (1994), Gridiron Gang (2006) ... Let's take a look at the following list...
Above the Rim (1994)
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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Prison Song (2001)
A young man lives and learns while growing up on the street and in and out of correctional facilities.
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Urban Hymn (2015)
A social worker helps a young female offender who has a remarkable voice recognize her potential.
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Life of a King (2013)
Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
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South Central (1992)
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
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Hoop Dreams (1994)
A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.
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Gridiron Gang (2006)
Teenagers at a juvenile detention center, under the leadership of their counselor, gain self-esteem by playing football together.
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Body and Soul (1981)
A young man struggles to become a boxing champ, but success blinds him. It is only through the love of his girlfriend that he is brought back to reality.
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A Bronx Tale (1993)
A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.
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Cidade dos Homens - City of Men (2007)
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
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Manito (2002)
Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. While the drug dealers continue to disappear, their violent legacy still casts a shadow over the neighborhood and its residents. Junior, an ex-convict s...Read all
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La familia (2017)
Twelve-year-old Pedro roams the streets with his friends in a working-class district of Caracas. After Pedro seriously injures another boy in a rough game, his father decides they must flee and hide.
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The Italian (2005)
Abandoned by his mother, 6-year-old Vanya (Kolya Spiridonov) lives in an orphanage run by a greedy woman (Mariya Kuznetsova) and her cruel lover (Nikolai Reutov). Vanya decides to run away and find his mother after a wealthy Italian couple offer to buy him and after observing that the older children in the home survive by stealing or prostitution. He faces many dangers on his journey, including the pair at the orphanage who tried to sell him.
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Chapter & Verse (2015)
A reformed gang leader returns to Harlem and takes a job delivering meals. When he meets and bonds with an older woman, the two of them discover there is hope and joy in their surroundings.
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25th Hour (2002)
Cornered by the DEA, convicted New York drug dealer Montgomery Brogan reevaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before facing a seven-year jail term.
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Boogie (2021)
Coming-of-age story of Alfred "Boogie" Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.
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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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