
The Queen of Basketball
Directed by Ben Proudfoot
Produced by The New York Times, Breakwater Studios
A warm, celebratory documentary that recovers the overlooked legacy of a pioneering female athlete and examines why her extraordinary achievements were forgotten.
Part of the Almost Famous series. She was arguably the greatest women's basketball player. She won three national trophies; she played in the ’76 Olympics; she was drafted to the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lucy Harris?
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Genres
Questions people ask
Is The Queen of Basketball violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does The Queen of Basketball end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.
Is The Queen of Basketball scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Queen of Basketball easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is The Queen of Basketball sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Queen of Basketball
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Queen of Basketball
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Queen of Basketball, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Queen of Basketball, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Queen of Basketball, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































