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Uncle Drew

Uncle Drew

Comedy · 2018

Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.

Movie details

Uncle Drew

“Grab your squad and go.”

2018 Comedy 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Uncle Drew?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Charles Stone III

Written by

Jay Longino

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving

Uncle Drew

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Lil Rel Howery

Dax Winslow

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

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Chris Webber

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Reggie Miller

Reggie Miller

Lights

Nate Robinson

Nate Robinson

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Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie

Betty Lou

Court is in session

Put Uncle Drew 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 Cool Ironist

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

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