The Basket

6.5

/10

1h 45m 7+Drama

Peter Coyote (E.T., Erin Brokovich) and Karen Allen (The Perfect Storm) star in this touching family drama about the unifying power of basketball in a community torn apart by war. Both a riveting sports film and a tale of triumph over adversity, The Basket is "a hoop dream movie with a whole lot of heart" (Dallas Morning News)! In 1918, when the wheat-farming townspeople of Waterville, Washington, welcome home their first wounded son from WWI, they'restruck by the harsh reality of war. And just as bigotry and hatred toward two German orphans dividethe close-knit community, a new schoolteacher, Martin (Coyote), rolls into town with some strange ideas and an even stranger leather ball. Through the brand-new game called basketball, Martin strivesto bring harmony to the town...before it tears itself apart!Peter Coyote (E.T., Erin Brokovich) and Karen Allen (The Perfect Storm) star in this touching family drama about the unifying power of basketball in a community torn apart by war. Both a riveting sports film and a tale of triu... Read more

Starring Peter Coyote, Karen Allen, Robert Burke, Amber Willenborg, Jack MacDonald, Eric Dane, Brian Skala, Patrick Treadway

Watch "The Basket" from streaming services Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ (itunes) released in 2000. It's a drama movie, and has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.