Game
A newcomer’s high school basketball tryout becomes a tense test of belonging, confidence, and personal boundaries.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- tense
- grounded
- earnest
- quick dramatic watch
- sports movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The new kid in town confronts the limits of belonging during high school basketball tryouts.
The protagonist’s conduct and ambitions are examined through the tryout process.
The short-film premise focuses on a real high school tryout rather than professional-scale competition.
Films like Game, and why
Hoop Dreams
shared high school setting, sports pressure, coming-of-age drama, and an outsider testing social boundaries
Coach Carter
shared basketball tryout culture, adolescent identity, mentorship, and grounded sports drama
The Last Shot
shared high school athletics, outsider tension, institutional pressure, and emotionally direct drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Jeannie Donohoe
- Release Date
- 2017-05-03
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (12)
Cast
- Rick Fox
- Tye White
- Jamie McShane
- Charles Parnell
- Nicole Williams
- Dominique Columbus
- Josh David
- Jeff Bee
- Michael Purdie
Common questions
- What is Game about?
- A newcomer’s high school basketball tryout becomes a tense test of belonging, confidence, and personal boundaries.
- What is Game like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Game as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Game violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Game.
- Which films are like Game?
- Films with a similar feel include Hoop Dreams, Coach Carter, and The Last Shot.
- How long is Game?
- Game runs 15 minutes.
