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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Kenneth Bachor](https://time.com/author/kenneth-bachor/) ## Kenneth Bachor Jun 13, 2016 5:39 PM UTC  Warner Bros. by [Kenneth Bachor](https://time.com/author/kenneth-bachor/) ## Kenneth Bachor Jun 13, 2016 5:39 PM UTC Over the past few decades, basketball films have become more than just the stereotypical feel-good sports movie—they now include almost every genre of cinema, and can just as easily bring you to tears as get you cheering on your feet. Real life drama unfolds almost nightly with the [NBA Finals](http://time.com/4351964/warriors-thunder-curry-nba-finals/), and superstars such as Draymond Green and LeBron James are fueling the [ever-changing story line](http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2016/story/%5F/id/16151747/draymond-green-golden-state-warriors-suspended-game-5-nba-finals-cleveland-cavaliers). Meanwhile, fictional characters like Gene Hackman as Norman Dale in _Hoosiers_ and Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth in _He Got Game_ have already set the tone for what constitutes a basketball hero or villain. [Like many sports films](http://time.com/4127432/30-greatest-sports-films/), like _Rocky_ and _Rudy_, basketball movies often focus on the challenges of an individualovercoming personaladversity. But the background of every great basketball movie is dominated by themes of teamwork, strength in numbers and selflessness. Consider Hackman’s famous quote from _Hoosiers_: “If you put your effort and concentration into playing to your potential, to be the best that you can be, I don’t care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book we’re gonna be winners.” The ’90s were an especially popular time for basketball movies. _Hoop Dreams_, which is perhaps the [best-known basketball documentary](http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/hoop-dreams-1994), premiered at Sundance in 1994\. Originally produced for PBS and intended to be a [30-minute short](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/18/hoop-dreams-where-are-the-main-figures-now), it follows Arthur Agee and Williams Gates, who are two poor African-American high schoolers in Chicago who chase their dreams of becoming professional basketballplayers. While spotlighting basketball, the film highlights the issues of education and race. A truly impressive accomplishment in documentary, this171 minute movie was cut from approximately [five years of filming](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/hoopdreamsnrhinson%5Fa01b70.htm). _Hoop Dreams_ grossed over $11 million and [was nominated](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110057/awards) for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. In 1996, two years after _Hoop Dreams_‘ premiere, _Space Jam_ starring Michael Jordan and Bill Murray opened in the No. 1 spot in the United States and became the highest-grossing basketball film of all time, earning over [$230 million](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spacejam.htm). The still-yet-officially-titled _Space Jam 2_ has [recently made headlines](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/space-jam-sequel-finds-director-834978), and is reportedly set to star LeBron James and directed by Justin Lin, whose credits include _Fast & Furious 6_ and _Star Trek Beyond_.  The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh, 1979 Warner Bros.  Hoosiers, 1986 Orion Pictures  White Men Can't Jump, 1992 20th Century Fox  Blue Chips, 1994 Paramount Pictures  Above the Rim, 1994 New Line Cinema  Hoop Dreams, 1994 Fine Line Features  The Air Up There, 1994 Buena Vista Pictures  The Basketball Diaries, 1995 New Line Cinema  Space Jam, 1996 Warner Bros.  He Got Game, 1998 Buena Vista Pictures  Passing Glory, 1999 TNT  Love & Basketball, 2000 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Like Mike, 2002 20th Century Fox  Coach Carter, 2005 Paramount Pictures  Glory Road, 2006 Walt Disney Pictures  Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks, 2010 Nathaniel S. 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