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Space Jam

Rising Star Gets stronger in later rounds
1996 · Comedy, Animation, Family, Science Fiction · Joe Pytka

The overall record undersells Space Jam. 49% across 103 head-to-head matchups looks average until you look at how the numbers shift as a tournament progresses. Peak 90s nostalgia compressed into a single film — Michael Jordan, Looney Tunes, and a generation's childhood in ninety minutes. In brackets, nostalgia is doing all the heavy lifting, and it lifts a remarkable amount. Fans decide quickly — 1.5s avg vs 3.5s platform average.

Synopsis

With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.

Round 1
34.9%
The ceiling
Semifinals
81.8%
Where it thrives
Finals
55.6%
10/18

From 35% to 56% across the bracket. Space Jam is one of those rare films that improves against harder opposition — the final-round version is a different competitor than the one that started.

Space Jam beats Coach Carter (83%) and Hustle (81%) convincingly. White Men Can't Jump at 20% is where the dominance ends.

Dominates
Hustle
81.3%
Kryptonite

Basketball Movie Madness!: Space Jam clears He Got Game in the opening round and dispatches Glory Road at 80% in the final. A convincing start-to-finish run.

BingeBracket Record
49%
Win Rate
#21 of 48 in Comedy #29 of 45 from the 1990s
Scores based on real fan votes in head-to-head brackets. 50% = wins as often as it loses — perfectly average.
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He Got Game #1
Hoosiers #2
White Men Can't Jump #3
Glory Road #4
Space Jam #5
Hustle #6
Hoop Dreams #7
Coach Carter #8
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