Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball

2000 · 124 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.5 (389 votes)
Dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood · Starring Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Chris Warren, Kyla Pratt, Alfre Woodard, Regina Hall · Music Terence Blanchard

All's fair in love and basketball.

ComedyDramaRomance

Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.

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This film feels like a warm hug, blending the thrill of athletic dreams with the tender evolution of a lifelong romance. It’s a heartfelt journey through ambition and affection, capturing the sweet ache of growing up together.

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