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The Basketball Diaries

The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.

★ 7.4 1995 102 min R DramaCrime

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

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Release
1995-04-21
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.4/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United States of America
Studio
Island Pictures

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DirectorScott KalvertWriterBryan GoluboffCastLeonardo DiCaprioCastBruno KirbyCastLorraine BraccoCastErnie HudsonCastPatrick McGaw

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