He Got Game

Released 20 years ago, He Got Game stars Denzel Washington (in his third collaboration with Spike Lee) as a prison inmate given temporary release so he can try to persuade his son, a high school basketball sensation (NBA star Ray Allen), to play for the governor’s alma mater. With powerful performances and a soundtrack featuring both Public Enemy and Aaron Copland, this masterful sports film/family drama has stood the test of time.