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Full-Court Miracle

Full-Court Miracle

TV Movie · Family · 2003

Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character Alex Schlotsky is inspired by the true story of Alex Barbag and Chad Korpeck.

Movie details

Full-Court Miracle

2003 TV Movie · Family 1h 30m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.7 / 10

1.2K votes

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character Alex Schlotsky is inspired by the true story of Alex Barbag and Chad Korpeck.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Stuart Gillard

Written by

Joel Silverman · Joel Kauffmann · Donald C. Yost

Alex D. Linz

Alex D. Linz

Alex Schlotsky

Richard T. Jones

Richard T. Jones

Lamont Carr

R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Rabbi Lewis

Sean Marquette

Sean Marquette

Big Ben Swartz

J

Jase Blankfort

Stick Goldstein

Erik Knudsen

Erik Knudsen

TJ Murphy

D

David Sazant

Joker Levy

Court is in session

Put Full-Court Miracle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.