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Uncle Drew (2018)

Uncle Drew poster
Directed by
Charles Stone III
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 598 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging streetball player named Uncle Drew puts together a team of old-school basketball stars to compete in a tournament. They use their veteran skills to take on younger opponents.

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What happens

Uncle Drew is a 2018 American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Jay Longino. It stars Kyrie Irving as the title character from his Pepsi Max advertisements that began airing in 2012, along with former NBA players Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, and Nate Robinson, as well as former WNBA player Lisa Leslie. Lil Rel Howery, Erica Ash, J. B. Smoove, Mike Epps, Tiffany Haddish, Nick Kroll, and Aaron Gordon also star. The film was released in the United States by Lionsgate on June 29, 2018, and received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast, but called the direction and screenplay "formulaic". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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