Love & Basketball

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Love & Basketball

PG-13

2000

2h 4m

Romance

Drama

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Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) are two childhood friends who both aspire to be professional basketball players. Quincy, whose father, Zeke (Dennis Haysbert), plays for the Los Angeles Clippers, is a natural talent and a born leader. Monica is ferociously competitive but sometimes becomes overly emotional on the court. Over the years, the two begin to fall for each other, but their separate paths to basketball stardom threaten to pull them apart.

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Critics Consensus

Confident directing and acting deliver an insightful look at young athletes.

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Eric Harrison

Los Angeles Times

03/09/2022

This is Prince-Bythewood's first feature film as both a writer and director, and she shows admirable command of her craft.

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Jami Bernard

New York Daily News

03/09/2022

3.5/4

he relationship between Monica and Quincy is a treat, making this a great date movie.

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Ann Hornaday

Baltimore Sun

03/09/2022

3.5/4

Gina Prince-Bythewood has taken the conventional coming-of-age romance genre and invigorated it with such vivid characters and such alertness to the culture she's representing, that she makes what might have been derivative into something brand new.

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Josh Larsen

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May 2

3.5/4

If someone knows the one true thing about you, that might be enough for a life together.

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

06/06/2024

Love & Basketball transcends the simplicity of just alienation, as it reaches for romantic equality and miraculously achieves it.

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Sean Axmaker

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04/08/2023

If the romantic complications follow a familiar game plan, the film throws a fascinating spotlight onto the contrast between men’s and women’s basketball.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 18

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e o drama é fraco.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 14

Success in 2 hours and 4 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sexuality and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $27,400,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cem Okan Y

Jun 12

Felt like the characters were not deep enough and it was difficult to feel the romance.

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Dexter N

May 9

Amazing movie,loved every bits of it

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Ashley O

Jan 31

A beautiful story!! Not just a love story but an inspiring film about going after your dreams and the passion it takes to do so.

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Zackary T

05/27/2024

Brilliant film and a beautiful story.

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Synopsis

Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) are two childhood friends who both aspire to be professional basketball players. Quincy, whose father, Zeke (Dennis Haysbert), plays for the Los Angeles Clippers, is a natural talent and a born leader. Monica is ferociously competitive but sometimes becomes overly emotional on the court. Over the years, the two begin to fall for each other, but their separate paths to basketball stardom threaten to pull them apart.

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producer: Sam Kitt, Spike Lee
Screenwriter: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Rating: PG-13 (Sexuality|Language)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.4M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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