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Charles Barkley

Jan 21, 2025
01:03:05

NBA legend Charles Barkley became addicted to movies as a rookie, when he'd sneak into theaters to escape the limelight for a couple of hours. By the time he changed careers from baller to broadcaster, he was a bonafide film buff, with strong opinions on all kinds of movies. In this hilarious episode, Sir Charles talks to Ben Mankiewicz about the similarities between a film crew and a basketball team, the secret to hosting Saturday Night Live, and the courtroom classic that never fails to make him laugh.

Films Mentioned:

  • Space Jam
  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
  • 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
  • A Quiet Place
  • All the Way*
  • The Beekeeper
  • Jaws
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
  • It Happened One Night
  • Gladiator
  • Any Given Sunday
  • Die Hard
  • Live Free or Die Hard
  • My Cousin Vinny
  • A Bronx Tale
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Malcolm X
  • The Karate Kid
  • Stripes
  • Taps
  • Taxi Driver
  • Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • The Ten Commandments
  • Ben-Hur
  • In the Heat of the Night
  • Brian's Song
  • Field of Dreams
  • The Sixth Sense
  • Dirty Harry
  • Rawhide

*Available on Max as of 01/21 (Availability of titles subject to change)

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