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Bad Boys

2014 · Movie · NR · 102 min · ★ 7.7

Documentary

This documentary looks at a hard-nosed pro basketball team from Detroit in the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for doing whatever it took to win. Their aggressive style made them both celebrated and disliked, earning them the nickname “Bad Boys.”

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Details
Years
2014
Release date
2014-04-17
Language
English
Rated
NR
Runtime
102 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating
7.7/10 (39 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you like sports documentaries about winning at all costs and polarizing teams, especially if you’ve watched The Seventies; Not for you if you want a light, feel-good sports story.

Pros: intense sports rivalry; strong team identity; era-defining story | Cons: narrow focus on one team; rough-and-tumble tone; limited broader context

Themes

  • sports
  • basketball
  • sports documentary
  • national basketball association (nba)
  • basketball team
  • detroit pistons

Cast & crew

Directed by Zak Levitt