1. Doin’ It in Park
Site rank 11, IMDb rank 9; Overall Score 20
Directed by Kevin Couliau and Bobbito Garcia
There are more than 700 outdoor basketball courts in New York, with an estimated half a million players. Kevin Couliau and Bobbito Garcia visited 180 of them in order to create the film that depicts not only pickup games but a way of life. One of the most popular sports subcultures, pickup basketball has influenced the pros immensely. All of the breathtaking moves, ankle-breaking crossovers, and powerful dunks came from small courts across the country, but New York remained the center of the pickup ball. “You can play high school or college for four years. You can play pro for a decade. You can play pickup…for life.” No other film on our list illustrates better the saying that ball is life, which is why it is number one among the best basketball documentaries on Netflix Streaming in 2015.
