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Thunderstruck
Why this pick
Like Mike’s wish-fulfilment basketball fantasy gets a similarly light, kid-focused spin, with an ordinary teenager suddenly gaining an NBA star’s extraordinary ability.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2002 1h 39m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Like Mike
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Why this pick
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The Kid Who Would Be King
Why this pick
It shares the youthful fantasy of an overlooked kid receiving a magical object, then growing into responsibility alongside loyal friends.
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Rookie of the Year
Why this pick
Another cheerful sports wish-fulfilment comedy where a kid’s sudden athletic gift puts him in the adult professional-game spotlight.
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Kazaam
Why this pick
Its playful, child-centred magical premise and emphasis on friendship make it a close tonal match for Like Mike’s early-2000s family fantasy energy.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Calvin Cambridge and his two best friends, Murph and Reg Stevens, live in an orphanage. Murph is the youngest of the trio, and has a very close bond with Calvin. At night they all have to sell chocolate for the awkward orphanage director, Stan Bittleman, after each home game of the (fictional) NBA team, the Los Angeles Knights.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Morris Chestnut
Tracey Reynolds
Jonathan Lipnicki
Murph
Brenda Song
Reg Stevens
Jesse Plemons
Ox
Julius Ritter
Marlon
Roger Morrissey
Marvin Joad
Timon Kyle
Henderson
David Brown
Jones