Denzel Washington
Jake Shuttlesworth
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He Got Game is a 1998 sports drama film by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. It tells the story of a father trying to convince his son, a basketball prodigy, to play for a college that can help him get out of prison.
He Got Game: Directed by Spike Lee. With Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson. A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.
- (52K)
- Drama, Sport
- Spike Lee
- 1998-05-01
Jake Shuttleworth (Denzel Washington) has spent the last six years in prison after accidentally killing his wife during a violent domestic dispute, leaving his son, star basketball prospect...
- (66)
- Spike Lee
- R
- Denzel Washington
He Got Game. With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake Shuttlesworth is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade his estranged son, the nation's top basketball recruit, to play ball for the governor's alma mater. 1,425. IMDb 6.9 2 h 16 min 1998 X-Ray R. Drama • Action • Anxious • Downbeat.
- 136 min
- 3
May 1, 1998 · “He Got Game” is Lee’s best film since “Malcolm X” (1992). It stars Denzel Washington as Jake, a man in prison for the manslaughter of his wife (we learn in a flashback that the event was a lot more complicated than that).
A convict tries to reconnect with his basketball star son and convince him to play for a college. Watch the trailer, read reviews and learn more about this 1998 drama with a Public Enemy soundtrack.
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A movie about a basketball player and his father, who is released from prison to convince him to play for a certain college. Find out the plot details, cast, reviews, trivia and more on IMDb.
