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The 6th Man

The 6th Man

Fantasy · Drama · Comedy · 1997

A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.

Movie details

The 6th Man

“They're lifting the game to a higher level”

1997 Fantasy · Drama · Comedy 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The 6th Man?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Randall Miller

Written by

Christopher Reed · Cynthia Carle · Don Rhymer

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Kenny Tyler

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

Antoine Tyler

David Paymer

David Paymer

Coach Pederson

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

R.C. St. John

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Nativity Watson

Saundra McClain

Saundra McClain

Camille Tyler

Harold Sylvester

Harold Sylvester

James Tyler

Court is in session

Put The 6th Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.