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      The First Slam Dunk

      PG-13 Now Playing 2h 4m Comedy Drama Anime Sports List
      100% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 98% Audience Score 100+ Verified Ratings Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets
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      A heart-pumping, breathtaking, wonderfully crafted manga adaptation, The First Slam Dunk shoots and scores.

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      Wendy Ide Observer (UK) While it leans a little heavily on baffling basketball strategy and court-based machinations, it's a dynamic and unexpectedly affecting animation. Rated: 3/5 Sep 3, 2023 Full Review Esther Rosenfield Little White Lies Like the title says: a total slam dunk. Rated: 4/5 Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Phil Hoad Guardian The CGI-led courtside portions (as opposed to traditional 2D for the real-life stuff) are miraculously kinetic, with beautifully shaded character models. Inoue orchestrates it all into a rousing, garage rock-powered finale. Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix The First Slam Dunk is one of the best basketball movies you could ever see. It's a suspenseful and emotionally gripping film that balances a story of achieving sports greatness and coping with grief. Feb 23, 2024 Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net The game scenes are so well done...what a compelling film that almost anyone will enjoy. Rated: 9/10 Dec 26, 2023 Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Mixing hand-drawn art with digital trickery, the characters have real weight and presence on-screen, and the story is structured like a beefy biopic. Rated: 5/5 Sep 5, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Gori This is not just an animation, it's just like watching a sports event. Lots of moments when you hold your breath! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/23 Full Review Kwame Beautiful movie from amazing series. Honestly, it reminded me, How much I used to like basketball. It's a shame that nowadays, Unless it's extremely over the top sports You don't really see people liking sport animes like that. The last one I think that was really good was haiku, Still I'm glad I got to see it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/23 Full Review William L Watched it twice, was just as entertaining the 2nd time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review Melanie I never seem Slam Dunk before and I still enjoyed this movie. I was on the edge of my seat. I laugh at the players antic and cheered when they scored. It felt like I was watching a real basketball game. An amazing and awesome anime. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review Peter C The identity of some of the characters, as they grow older, was a little hard to follow. On the hole, however, the artwork was pretty good, and the story was very good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review R Went in just to tag along and knew nothing. Came out a megafan of Shohoku High 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Shohoku's "speedster" and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.
      Director
      Takehiko Inoue
      Screenwriter
      Takehiko Inoue
      Distributor
      GKIDS
      Production Co
      Dandelion Animation Studio
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, Anime, Sports
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 28, 2023, Wide
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.2M
      Runtime
      2h 4m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos