Basketball Movie Review
Stephen Curry: Underrated
Davidson Curry and championship Curry run in parallel, turning the most famous shooter alive back into the skinny guard major programs decided was too small.
A familiar underdog story with unusually good evidence. The Davidson footage still looks absurd, and the 2022 title gives the documentary a clean answer to every old doubt.
Movie details
2023 · 1h 49m · Documentary
Director Peter Nicks
- Stephen Curry
- Ayesha Curry
- Bob McKillop
- The documentary deliberately links Curry's 2008 Davidson March Madness breakout with his 2022 Warriors title and first Finals MVP.
- Peter Nicks directs, with Ryan Coogler among the producers; the film mixes archival college footage with cinéma-vérité material from Curry's later career.
01
The Take
Underrated has a built-in structural advantage: Curry's origin story and late-career validation mirror each other almost too perfectly. The kid major programs overlooked becomes a superstar, then years later has to hear another version of the same doubt about whether he can lead a champion again. The film uses that symmetry without pretending nobody knew he was great in between.
02
Does the Basketball Hold Up?
The Davidson footage is the treasure. Curry's off-ball movement, quick release and willingness to take impossible-looking shots are already there, just without the NBA spacing and strength around them. Cutting that against 2022 shows evolution without erasing the original basketball identity.
03
Best Basketball Moment
The 2008 Davidson tournament footage, especially when defenses know every possession is about Curry and still cannot solve the movement. You can see the future offense arriving before the league is ready for it.
04
Ball Cred
Real college tape, championship-era access and the subject being one of the most influential players in basketball history. The documentary does not need to manufacture significance.