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Like Mike

2002 · 99 min

A light, feel-good sports fantasy that's easy to watch and full of heart.

Tagline
Think like Mike, achieve like Mike, be like Mike.
Overview
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.

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  • Disney Plus
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • sport
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, fantasy
Directed by
John Schultz
Written by
Michael Elliot, Jordan Moffet
Starring
Shad Moss, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Anne Meara, Jesse Plemons, Brenda Song, Julius Ritter, Crispin Glover
Music
Richard Gibbs
Cinematography
Shawn Maurer
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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