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      The 6th Man

      PG-13 Released Mar 28, 1997 1h 47m Comedy List
      23% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 02 Buy Now

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      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 Audience Member Great movie so funny it keeps you laughing. And it's exciting.. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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

      Movie Info

      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
      Producer
      Jody Savin
      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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