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Air Bud (1997)

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All Time

of 190,166

4,855

1990's

of 24,698

964

1997

of 5,718

138
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,559
  
  1,223
  
  Comedy of 1997
  
  of 406
  
  36
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  312
Disney
- Disney All Time
  
  of 513
  
  139
  
  Disney of 1997
  
  of 22
  
  4
  
  Disney of the 1990's
  
  of 136
  
  28
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 38,015
  
  2,513
  
  Drama of 1997
  
  of 536
  
  78
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  577
Family
- Family All Time
  
  of 4,954
  
  305
  
  Family of 1997
  
  of 76
  
  8
  
  Family of the 1990's
  
  of 593
  
  64
Sports
- Sports All Time
  
  of 1,163
  
  108
  
  Sports of 1997
  
  of 18
  
  3
  
  Sports of the 1990's
  
  of 119
  
  23

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Air Bud (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.6157

Avg Critic Score:2.6590

Air Bud (1997) Movie Reviews

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21.43%

4.76%

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Quaint children's film about a basketball playing dog and a kid depressed because of his father's death. Only Disney could do something like this. rnum=Math.round(Math.random() * 100000);document. ...read the complete Air Bud movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

``Are there ever movies you just hate the idea of going to see?'' Yes, I say, there are--but sometimes I'm surprised. It happened again the other night. I dragged myself down to a multiplex to attend a sneak preview of a movie named ``Air Bud. ...read the complete Air Bud movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

When you consider motion picture concepts that never should make it past the planning stage, a dog playing basketball has to be near the top of the list (alongside a remake of Casablanca and a big-screen version of Leave it to Beaver). ...read the complete Air Bud movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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filmcritic.com smokes Air Bud

Quaint children's film about a basketball playing dog and a kid depressed because of his father's death. Only Disney could do something like this....read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at filmcritic.com smokes Air Bud

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kids-in-mind

A boy finds a dog that can play basketball....read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at kids-in-mind

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Chicago Tribune (John Petrakis)

I would like to think that somewhere up in cinema heaven, around the corner from the honky-tonk bar where all the superb character actors hang out, is a giant food bowl that serves as the meeting place for the great movie dogs. An assortment of Lassies...read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at Chicago Tribune (John Petrakis)

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Cinematter (Matt Williams)

It must say something for how idea-starved Hollywood is these days when a dog who can shoot a basket, rather than appearing on a "Stupid Pet Tricks" segment, is given his own major film feature. What's next? Danny the Dealmaking Dog Who Could Shake...read the complete Air Bud (1997) review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)

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