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The 6th Man

Play trailer Poster for The 6th Man PG-13 Released Mar 28, 1997 1h 47m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Brothers Kenny (Marlon Wayans) and Antoine Tyler (Kadeem Hardison) have always wanted to be basketball heroes, standing out as child athletes and now as college players at the University of Washington. But tragedy strikes during a game, when Kenny, the superstar of the family, sustains a fatal heart attack while playing. This forces Antoine to become the leader on the court, but not without some help from his brother, who returns as a ghost to help the Washington team in its quest for glory.
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Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 1/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Presumably The Sixth Man is intended to appeal to basketball fans. Is there a basketball fan alive who could fall for this premise? I'm not talking about the ghost -- that's easy to believe. I'm talking about the details of the game. Rated: 1.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 1/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 27, 2005 Full Review Jonathan R. Perry Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) Rated: 0/5 Jun 1, 2005 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mahogany W I had to make an account to give this movie 5 stars. It’s just so perfect it makes you experience all the feels lol. It’s actually one of my favorite movies I watch it when I need a good laugh or cry Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Kayden M I remember when i was a little kid and i watched this. it made me love sports and love your family before you couldn't see them again. The rating should not be this low in my opinion. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/09/23 Full Review Caua F this movie are awesome and funny,if he get more money,he got a greatest movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/04/22 Full Review Audience Member Obviously, this movie was never going to win any awards, but it's funny, it's heartwarming, and overall, it's a pretty positive depiction of black athletes and families. I cried when Ant died. I cried again when he left the final shot up to fate. I'm writing this review more than 20 years after the movie came out because it stuck with me, and I don't think the Rotten Tomatoes score did it justice. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review camille l Avec une formule aussi éculée que celle du fantôme que personne ne peut voir mis à part le protagoniste principale accouplée à celle du film de sport, on aurait pu penser que The Sixth Man allait faire autre chose que de s'appuyer sur le talent comique et physique d'un jeune Marlon Wayans, pour la première fois seul en premier rôle. Evidemment, le film de Randall Miller ne fait absolument que ça, pendant 2 longues heures, tentant même parfois d'insuffler un peu de drame dans l'équation (ce que Marlon Wayans ne joue pas très bien). C'est donc un film bien trop long pour son propre bien, sans aucune originalité, avec des scènes de basket particulièrement ratées. Mais c'est aussi un film sans réelle ambition démesurée et avec une certaine sympathie que ne cherche à être que ce qu'il n'est. Ce n'est pas grand chose mais c'est déjà ça. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review steve d You have seen it before and it isn't really funny. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Brothers Kenny (Marlon Wayans) and Antoine Tyler (Kadeem Hardison) have always wanted to be basketball heroes, standing out as child athletes and now as college players at the University of Washington. But tragedy strikes during a game, when Kenny, the superstar of the family, sustains a fatal heart attack while playing. This forces Antoine to become the leader on the court, but not without some help from his brother, who returns as a ghost to help the Washington team in its quest for glory.
Director
Randall Miller
Screenwriter
Cynthia Carle
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Mandeville Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 28, 1997, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.8M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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