Like Mike

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Like Mike

PG

2002

1h 39m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

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Fourteen-year-old, hoops-loving Calvin Cambridge has a dream: to be a famous basketball player -- to mix it up among the NBA's greatest. But in a game dominated by giants with unparalleled athletic abilities, Calvin's diminutive stature and limited skills, make this a far-off fantasy. Or is it? After he laces up a mysterious pair of old sneakers inscribed with the faded initials MJ, Calvin makes the leap from playground hijinks to NBA superstardom...

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Critics Consensus

A pleasant and innocuous diversion for kids, but adults may have trouble sitting through the movie's predictable plotlines and schmaltz.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/25/2010

3/5

Lil Bow Wow in family friendly fantasy.

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Ted Shen

Chicago Reader

03/25/2008

[A] summer-weight but winsome basketball fantasy.

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

03/25/2008

Director John Schultz's movie is as lame and predictable as you'd imagine, and it's chock full of orphanage cliches.

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

01/12/2004

0/4

There's no joke about the wretchedness that is Like Mike--except the cruel one on anyone who gets suckered into watching this crap.

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Brayden G.

@DeadShotVibe802 Jun 25

Who let George McFly be in this movie and be the villian?

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Art J.

@TheFireAlarmKeeperSuperCriticYoutube Feb 17

Like Mike is a movie I liked as a child . Good film great soundtrack and very heart warming after space jam. a big box of Hershey chocolate :))?) can I holla what you want .

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 07/17/2025

Filme ruim, o roteiro é horrível, as cenas são ruins, a história é ruim, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme coloca o moleque do mesmo nível para jogar com jogadores da nba, a vai toma no cu.

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Sammy L.

@Sammyleev 07/06/2025

This movie was the best kid movie I have ever seen. This movie was by far better than the second to me.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/13/2025

The worldwide gross is $62,274,780.00.

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Teneal S

@RT60764097 05/06/2025

Look, this movie is a really good underdog. I loved it as a kid and just re-discovered it. The acting is pretty terrible but it’s light-hearted, so honestly who cares.

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Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old, hoops-loving Calvin Cambridge has a dream: to be a famous basketball player -- to mix it up among the NBA's greatest. But in a game dominated by giants with unparalleled athletic abilities, Calvin's diminutive stature and limited skills, make this a far-off fantasy. Or is it? After he laces up a mysterious pair of old sneakers inscribed with the faded initials MJ, Calvin makes the leap from playground hijinks to NBA superstardom...

Director: John Schultz
Producer: Barry Josephson, Peter Heller
Screenwriter: Michael Elliot, Jordan Moffet, Michael Elliot
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Josephson Entertainment, NBA Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox, Like Mike Productions, Heller Highwater Productions
Rating: PG (Brief Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.4M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)