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Air Bud

1997 · 98 min

A warm, light-hearted underdog sports story with a lovable dog and a lonely boy finding friendship and family.

Genres
Comedy, Family
Tagline
He Sits. He Stays. He Shoots. He Scores.
Overview
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.

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Free in the UK
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  • Plex
  • Filmzie
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • grief
  • friendship
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism5
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

In this series

Air Bud Collection

  1. Air BudMovie · 1997 This title
  2. Air Bud: Golden ReceiverMovie · 1998
  3. Air Bud: World PupMovie · 2001
  4. Air Bud: Seventh Inning FetchMovie · 2002
  5. Air Bud: Spikes BackMovie · 2003
  6. Air Bud ReturnsMovie · 2027

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Charles Martin Smith
Written by
Aaron Mendelsohn, Paul Tamasy
Starring
Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena, Michael Jeter, Bill Cobbs, Eric Christmas, Brendan Fletcher, Norman Browning, Jay Brazeau
Music
Brahm Wenger
Cinematography
Mike Southon
Runtime
98 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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