The 6th Man (1997)
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They're lifting the game to a higher level
A college athlete returns from the dead to help his brother's basketball team win the NCAA title.
- Released: 1997-03-28
- Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 179 votes
Directed by Randall Miller.
Top cast
- Marlon Wayans as Kenny Tyler
- Kadeem Hardison as Antoine Tyler
- David Paymer as Coach Pederson
- Michael Michele as R.C. St. John
- Octavia Spencer as Nativity Watson
- Saundra McClain as Camille Tyler
- Harold Sylvester as James Tyler
- Kevin Dunn as Mikulski
- Chris Spencer as Jimmy Stubbs
- Paul Ben-Victor as Bernie
Where to watch The 6th Man
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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