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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