Comedy
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2018
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IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 2023
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1949
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IMDB 5 | Nov , 2009
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IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 2008
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IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 1932
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IMDB 4.8 | Jul , 2011
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IMDB 5.1 | Nov , 1986
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2021
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IMDB 0 | Jun , 2025
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IMDB 5.2 | May , 1981
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1993
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IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 1993
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IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2022
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IMDB 5.7 | Nov , 2012
A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.Water Boys
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2021
Five high schoolers join the swim team by accident and find themselves in a situation where they have to complete a synchronized swimming performance.The Champion Cyclist
IMDB 5.9 | Mar , 1957
Cleto, a poor newspaper boy, dreamed of becoming a cyclist and inventor. His latest invention is delivering newspapers by rockets. When he finds the owner of the newspaper, dismisses him. But Cleto do not give up and shows Don Macario his latest invention: " The telemirófono ", a device that allows you to see the person talking on the phone...Slam Dunk 2: National Tournement
IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 1994
Set during the Inter High Championships, Shohoku take on Tsukubu, one of this year's dark horses. It's a clash of acquaintances as Anzai will face his former student which is now the coach of Tsukubu, while Akagi & Kogure meet Godai their former classmate and Tsukubu's captain. Finally Sakuragi is irked by the presence of Nango, Tsukubu's center, who vies for Haruko's attention.Slam Dunk 3: Crisis of Shohoku School
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1995
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IMDB 7 | Nov , 1956
Bruce Hallerton becomes coach of the Panthers, a little league baseball team. The fact that an attractive widow has her son on the team causes problems with his wife.