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1. Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007 Video)

Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical

7.6

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Planet Express sees a hostile takeover and Bender falls into the hands of criminals where he is used to fulfill their schemes.

Director: Dwayne Carey-Hill | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 35,530

2. The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981 TV Movie)

120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sport

4.2

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The staff of the island resort need the aid of the Harlem Globetrotters to keep their island from a greedy millionaire.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer

Votes: 729

3. The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World (2005 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary, Sport

6.9

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"The Team that Changed the World," investigates the Globetrotters' impact socially and culturally, as well as their lasting effect on the NBA. Featuring interviews with basketball players, ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Sear, Joseph Sharman | Stars: Geese Ausbie, Timuel Black, Bill Bradley, Larry Brown

Votes: 118

4. The Jesse Owens Story (1984 TV Movie)

174 min | Biography, Drama, History

7.0

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This is the compelling story of Jesse Owens, a man who overcame racial barriers to become one of history's greatest Olympic athletes by disproving Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan athletic superiority through his success in track and field.

Director: Richard Irving | Stars: Dorian Harewood, Georg Stanford Brown, Debbi Morgan, Barry Corbin

Votes: 276

5. Harlem Globe Trotters (1970–1973)

TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Family, Sport

6.2

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The adventures of a basketball comedy team.

Stars: Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Rudy Clark, Scatman Crothers, Robert DoQui

Votes: 231

6. Go Man Go (1954)

82 min | Drama, Sport

6.4

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The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Director: James Wong Howe | Stars: Dane Clark, Patricia Breslin, Sidney Poitier, Anatol Winogradoff

Votes: 181

7. The Super Globetrotters (1979)

Animation, Family, Sport

5.7

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The adventures of the basketball team as superheroes.

Stars: Frank Welker, Scatman Crothers, Johnny Williams, Adam Wade

Votes: 151

8. The Harlem Globetrotters (1951)

Approved | 78 min | Drama, Sport

6.1

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Abe Saperstein, owner/manager of the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional basketball team, signs Billy Townsend, an All-American, to play with the "Globetrotters."... See full summary »

Directors: Phil Brown, Will Jason | Stars: Harlem Globetrotters, Thomas Gomez, Dorothy Dandridge, Bill Walker

Votes: 249

9. Statues also Die (1953)

30 min | Documentary, Short

7.5

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A documentary of black art.

Directors: Ghislain Cloquet, Chris Marker, Alain Resnais | Stars: Jean Négroni, François Mitterrand, Pope Pius XII, Sugar Ray Robinson

Votes: 1,374

10. The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine (1974–1976)

25 min | Comedy, Family, Sport

7.3

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Saturday morning variety show hosted by legendary basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters.

Stars: John Aylesworth, Avery Schreiber, Rodney Allen Rippy, Meadowlark Lemon

Votes: 28

11. Fathers of the Sport (2008– )

TV-PG | 80 min | Documentary, Sport

6.6

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Tells the story of an American social culture embedded with racism, war, oppression, and poverty where these asphalt warriors escaped and rose above it all with a mutual love and respect.

Stars: Hawthorne Wingo, Pee Wee Kirkland, James 'Fly' Williams, Penny Marshall

Votes: 54 | Gross: $0.01M

12. Hardwood (2005)

29 min | Documentary, Short

6.3

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A film about the director's relationship with his father who was a team member of the Harlem Globetrotters.

Director: Hubert Davis | Stars: Mel Davis, Aaron Dudley

Votes: 139

13. Goose (2012)

Not Rated | 49 min | Documentary

6.8

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Director: Kevin Shaw | Stars: Ernie Banks, Walt Bellamy, Charles Berkley, Margie Tatum Byrd

Votes: 17

14. The General (The Legend of Red Klotz)

Comedy, Drama, Family | Announced

A heart-warming biopic that follows the epic 60 year career of Red Klotz, player/manager of the Washington Generals basketball team.

Director: Vince Marcello

15. Bronx World Travelers (2007–2008)

3 min | Comedy, Sport

7.3

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After their 125th loss to the flashy Bronx World Travelers, the Washington Colonels vow to do whatever it takes to win their first game.

Stars: Ben Schwartz, Donald Glover, Bobby Moynihan, Eugene Cordero

Votes: 27

16. Jumpin' Johnny (2019)

Documentary, Biography, Crime

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Director: Cameron McCasland | Stars: Jumpin' Johnny Kline, Ernest Wagner Jr., Sharon Hill, Erika Lathon

17. Where All Roads Lead (1956)

Approved | 16 min | Documentary, Short

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Vistarama cameras capture historical scenes and all the beauties of Rome. Featuring shots of the Pope, a religious festival, a bike tour of the city, and other views.

Director: Richard Goldstone | Star: Marvin Miller

18. Basketball Headliners of 1951 (1951)

Approved | 16 min | Short, News, Sport

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An entry in RKO's "Sports Headliners" series of shorts that highlights some of the games of 1951's top college basketball teams and those in the NCAA tournament.Teams shown in action ... See full summary »

Stars: 'Sweetwater' Clifton, Marques Haynes, Reece 'Goose' Tatum

19. Harlem Globetrotters (1990 Video Game)

Sport

5.6

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Basketball game where you can select between the Harlem Globetrotters or their long-time rivals the Washington Generals.

Votes: 8

20. ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode: Read Between the Lines (1987)

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

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When an illiterate toy maker has the right to his invention stolen, his grandson and the Harlem Globetrotters team up to get them back.

Director: Nell Cox | Stars: Philip Bosco, Jordan Marder, Dana Dawson, Andrew Cassese

21. Biography (1987– )
Episode: The Harlem Globetrotters (2005)

TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History

8.0

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Stars: Todd Boyd, Frank Deford, Tex Harrison, Connie Hawkins

Votes: 28

22. Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode: Feudin' and Fussin': Part 1 (1979)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

6.8

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At Arnold's suggestion, a TV producer gives Larry Alder an audition for a TV hosting job.

Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, McLean Stevenson, Gary Coleman, Joanna Gleason

Votes: 88

23. Futurama (1999– )
Episode: Time Keeps on Slipping (2001)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

8.3

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After being challenged to a game of basketball by the planet of the Globetrotters, Prof. Farnsworth creates a team of mutant, atomic supermen, but the side effects of their rapid growth endangers the universe.

Director: Chris Loudon | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille

Votes: 2,885

24. The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973)
Episode: The Loch Ness Mess (1972)

TV-G | 43 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.7

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While visiting Shaggy's great uncle Nath, the gang bumps again into the Harlem Globetrotters and a Loch Ness monster.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Nicole Jaffe, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Heather North

Votes: 184

25. NewsRadio (1995–1999)
Episode: Sleeping (1997)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Romance

7.7

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After a surprise prank by Matthew, Mr. James has a small heart attack and per his wishes, he convalesces in a comatose state with the WNYX staff. Lisa suddenly decides she wants to have a baby.

Director: Judi Elterman | Stars: David Foley, Stephen Root, Andy Dick, Maura Tierney

Votes: 325