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The Basketball Diaries (1995) · Cineora

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A SCOTT KALVERT FILM

The Basketball Diaries

19951h 42mRMovie

CrimeDrama

IMDb7.3/ 10 · 135K votes

THE TRUE STORY OF THE DEATH OF INNOCENCE AND THE BIRTH OF AN ARTIST.

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

Dark
Gritty
Disturbing
Addiction
Growing up
True story

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for talking about after. Contains drug use, self-harm or suicide and strong language.

DirectorScott Kalvert

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.4 / 10

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Leonardo DiCaprioJim Carroll

Bruno KirbySwifty

Lorraine BraccoJim's Mother

Ernie HudsonReggie

Patrick McGawNeutron

James MadioPedro

Mark WahlbergMickey

Barton HeymanConfessional Priest

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