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White Men Can't Jump

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White Men Can't Jump (1992)

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Reviews Counted:36

Fresh:28

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: White Men Can't Jump provides a fresh take on the sports comedy genre, with a clever script and a charismatic trio of leads.

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: An comical pair of basketball hustlers join forces to run a risky con game on the toughest courts of Los Angeles.

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Rosie Perez, Tyra Ferrell, Cylk Cozart, Kadeem Hardison, Ernest Harden, John Marshall Jones

Director: Ron Shelton

Director: Ron Shelton

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Reviews for White Men Can't Jump

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Even basketball-phobes will enjoy it.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
07/31/08
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Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
12/07/07
Keith H. Brown
Keith H. Brown
Eye for Film

Succeeds only intermittently.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/25/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This picture is packed with fun, but it doesn't really go anywhere.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/25/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

A double-whammy slam-dunker of a movie.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Stephen Garrett
Stephen Garrett
Time Out

No review available.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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10/17/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

Amusing and fun.

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06/02/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

No review available.

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05/06/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Episodic by enjoyable. Rosie Perez steals this one.

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04/30/04
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

No review available.

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11/26/03
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

A pretty terrific and very different kind of sports comedy.

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10/02/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

No review available.

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08/23/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No review available.

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07/24/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Rosie Perez steals the movie from the two male leads

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07/18/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

This film unfolds in an uncommonly sweet, harmonious climate, one in which rude remarks are the sine qua non of friendship. And that benign atmosphere becomes a large part of its charm.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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04/10/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

Basketball really isn't the central theme. It is really about relationships, loyalty and honesty, qualities in short supply among hustlers.

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03/23/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
 
 
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