SummaryHip Hop star Lil Bow Wow stars as Calvin, a fourteen year old with the dream of becoming a famous basketball star. However, his relatively diminutive stature and limited ability make his goal a far-off fantasy. That is until he laces up a mysterious pair of old sneakers inscribed with the faded initials "MJ," and he makes the leap to NBA supers... Read More
Directed By:John Schultz
Written By:Michael Elliot, Jordan Moffet
Like Mike
Metascore
Mixed or Average
47
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
30% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
48% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
22% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
80
Sure-fire heart-warmer: lively, funny yet emotion-charged and uplifting.
75
Appealing movie, one of the summer's pleasant surprises.
User score
Generally Favorable
40% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
56% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
4% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
May 8, 2023
8
Like Mike has a lot of heart and has some sharp performances. The story between a professional basketball player and an orphan really touched me, and even though I felt uninterested a little bit, I think it would appeal greatly to kids and basketball fans, as well as being a little fun for some adults too.
Apr 13, 2011
8
This movie is a good but not great family comedy film with cool NBA tricks. Some of the acting was a little bit off, but otherwise Like Mike is a good family movie.
60
This Flubbery fantasy won't win any prizes for elegant craftsmanship or originality, but it's entertaining, good-natured and a slam dunk to be a hit with young kids.
50
It's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the National Basketball Association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy Lil' Bow Wow.
50
Lil' Bow Wow deserves a better-made film than this pleasant, sloppily assembled fairy tale.
30
A harmless, if ultimately inane, fantasy-comedy vehicle for youngsta-rapper Lil' Bow Wow, a 15-year-old who's already an alarmingly accomplished scene stealer.
10
A valueless kiddie paean to pro basketball underwritten by the NBA.
Apr 12, 2015
7
Like "Rookie of the Year", you get what you expect, and should understand between fact and fantasy, and know that before you review or see a movie, that you would be by-partison or biast too. I Happen to know the fine line between fact and fantasy, or fiction, yet this film is just a perfectly innoccent children's film. A no-brainer for parents to let thier kids watch.
Production Company:
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Heller Highwater Productions
- NBA Entertainment
- Josephson Entertainment
- Like Mike Productions
Release Date:Jul 3, 2002
Duration:1 h 39 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Only real ballers watch this movie.
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 3 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
Gijón International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
