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10 Best Movies Like Let Him Be a Basketball Player

If you loved Let Him Be a Basketball Player, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar

2016★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Let Him Be a Basketball Player for fans of Family. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Set in the African savannah, the film follows Kion as he assembles the members of the 'Lion Guard'. Throughout the film, the diverse team of young animals will learn how to utilize...

#2
The Cave of the Golden Rose 4

The Cave of the Golden Rose 4

1994★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Let Him Be a Basketball Player for fans of Family. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

A black cloud travels across country, kills animals and plants and dries up the rivers. When the cloud reaches Fantaghiro's kingdom she meets Prince Parsel who follows the cloud to...

#3
Girl on the Moon

Girl on the Moon

2012★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Let Him Be a Basketball Player for fans of Romance. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Someone from another planet crashed on Earth and evil is chasing him, and then love appears, and it defeats evil through an amulet....

#4
Small Fry

Small Fry

2011★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Let Him Be a Basketball Player for fans of Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor....

#5
Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D

2010★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Let Him Be a Basketball Player for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip-hop dancers...

#6
Lion

Lion

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Let Him Be a Basketball Player for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Adam is a broken man in the emotional transition as his family crumbles. Through the heartbreak and pain a chance meeting gives hope once more....