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Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.

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• Director
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Writer
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Stars
  • Sanaa Lathan
  • Omar Epps
  • Glenndon Chatman

• Director
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Writer
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Stars
  • Sanaa Lathan
  • Omar Epps
  • Glenndon Chatman

• 134User reviews
• 35Critic reviews
• 70Metascore

• Awards
  • 13 wins & 15 nominations

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Sanaa Lathan

• Monica Wright

Omar Epps

• Quincy McCall

Glenndon Chatman

• Young Quincy

Jess Willard

Chris Warren

• Kelvin
• (as Chris Warren Jr. )

Kyla Pratt

• Young Monica

Alfre Woodard

• Camille Wright

Naykia Harris

• Young Lena

Harry Lennix

• Nathan Wright

Debbi Morgan

• Nona McCall

Dennis Haysbert

• Zeke McCall

Colleen Matsuhara

• UCLA Coach

Al Foster

• Coach Hiserman

Nathaniel Bellamy Jr.

• Highschool Referee #1
• (as Nathaniel Bellamy)

Regina Hall

• Lena Wright

Shar Jackson

• Felicia

Gabrielle Union

• Shawnee

James DuMont

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• Director
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Writer
  • Gina Prince-Bythewood
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• Quotes

  Monica: I'll play you.

  Quincy: For what?

  Monica: Your heart.

• Connections

  Featured in At the Movies: U-571/Love & Basketball/Joe Gould's Secret/Gossip/Pups (2000)

• Soundtracks

  Love and Happiness
  Written by Al Green and Teenie Hodges
  Performed by Al Green

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some flaws in the presentation but a good film overall

A boy meets girl scenario set against the backdrop of the sporting world. Beginning in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, a cocky young boy and the tomboyish girl next door meet for the very first time. Initially at odds, they discover a mutual affinity for the game of basketball. Years pass and they grow up together, but complications arise over their mutual dedication to the game, as well as the uncertainty of the feelings they harbor for one another. They could've used a more original title, but that ceases to matter as this is a touching and thoughtful drama that explores the hardships of the sports world in ways you wouldn't quite expect, with excellent casting down the line and especially strong, persuasive performances from Lathan and Epps. The director's episodic storytelling technique hinders the film from developing some key emotional moments to their full extent, but viewers are unlikely to mind due to the work of the actors involved. **½

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• Release date
  • April 21, 2000 (United States)
• Country of origin
  • United States
• Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
• Also known as
  • Love and Basketball
• Filming locations
  • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
• Production company
  • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Box office

• Budget
  • $20,000,000 (estimated)
• Gross US & Canada
  • $27,475,093
• Opening weekend US & Canada
  • $8,139,180
  • Apr 23, 2000
• Gross worldwide
  • $27,743,596

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• Runtime

  2 hours 4 minutes

• Color
• Sound mix
  • Dolby Digital
  • SDDS
  • DTS
• Aspect ratio
  • 1. 85 : 1

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Parents need to know that Love & Basketball is a 2000 coming-of-age romance that follows a relationship between childhood neighbors through the ups and downs of their lives on and off the court. This movie has strong sexuality for a PG-13, including descriptions of some sexually aggressive women, a strip basketball game, and a scene of Monica and Quincy having sex that has no nudity but is fairly explicit -- and includes the obvious use of a condom. A character gets drunk when she finds out that her husband has been unfaithful. Quincy is drunk and surly at a college party where there's a lot of drinking. Profanity is regularly used, including "f--kin'" (used once). Other language includes "s--t," "bulls--t," "damn," "bitch," "t-tties," "ass," "goddamn." Some sexual references are heard, such as "coochie," "bone," "get with you," "stick your thing in anything." The movie also explores issues of sexism in sports, and the double standards in how aggressive play from men is treated differently from aggressive play from women. It also explores the pressures that talented collegiate athletes face: whether to stay in college and earn a degree or turn pro in the hopes of making a large salary. The not-so-glamorous realities of professional basketball players who aren't playing on the NBA circuit is also shown. For families with aspiring athletes, these are all issues in the movie worth discussing.

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Love and Basketball

Love and Basketball Film Review Love and Basketball has been loved and adored by many people of all ethnicities old and young since it made its first appearance fifteen years ago. Till this day this classic love story it will never get old. This film was written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. 40 Aces, and Mule film works produced Love and Basketball in the year 2000. The major actors who starred in this film are Sanaa Lathan, and Omar Epps. Their performance throughout the whole movie was simply impeccable. A love story that any person growing up can relate to. The storyline was great and very much believable, almost like you forgot you were watching a film. In chronological order this film shows the first day a preteen girl named Monica Wright played by Sanaa Lathan and her family moving to her new home in a Los Angeles, California neighborhood in 1981. Her family is quickly acquainted with her neighbor Quincy McCall and his family; Quincy is played by Omar Epps. The two quickly develop a love hate relationship from the day they first meet. Monica and Quincy relationship goes through the motions like any one else throughout the years. Quincy and Monica both shared a passionate love for basketball in high school keeping them focusing on one thing, going to college and hopefully ending up playing pro-Ball one day. Growing up they attend the same middle school and high school. One night after prom their senior year in high school their romance blossoms. The two stay together for a while and attend the same college but they separate while in college Quincy goes through a difficult time with his father. Monica and Quincy break up and years later a tragedy brings them together once again. Although Quincy has moved on and is in a new relationship, Monica still feels the same for him and is destined to fight for his love. When I first watched the movie Love and Basketball I was a young girl around the age of thirteen and I was immediately drawn to the love story. Although, I didn’t see it in theater because I was young way too young when it came out in the year 2000, I watched it years later. To me watching it in the comfort of my own home was just as good as watching it in the movie theater. This just goes to show that even though it’s an old movie the quality of the film was still great and it doesn’t look like it was produced many years ago. This film is often played on television networks such as BET. The dialect used in the movie has always been understandable and relatable. Now that I’m older can more grasp the concept of the whole film I can more understand some scenes that I probably didn’t understand when I was younger. Since I’m older and more mature I can see how difficult it may be to be with someone you want to be with but cant because of various reasons. I also understand the fighting for what you want and the concept of the quote “ If you love something let it go and if it comes back then you know” I think that quote basically fits the moral of the film. When I think about this film I just automatically think about love and how much one can love another person, it shows me that true love never dies. This classic love story just has the perfect old school touch. The sound track in this film went perfectly with each scene. Just listening to it simply takes people back to those times in the 1990’s even watching it today and who doesn’t love a good flashback? It just seems like the director couldn’t have chosen better songs to fit each scene. Most of the actors in the film were African American. Race did play a big role in the film because it contributed to the culture and concept of the movie. The music, the clothes, hairstyles, and the language for example, slang and old terms that were used in those times were common in the African American community. In the movie through gender the film showed that not only men could be successful in sports, and especially in a male dominated field. Everything about this movie was well put together. The actors did and amazing job, the whole script just came natural to them not just Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps but all the other actors as well. Every scene was nicely depicted with appropriate songs, not to mention this movie had one the best sound tracks I’ve ever heard in movie. The ending was suspenseful and surprising. This film didn’t have one dull moment from start to finish, it is a must see and I would recommend this film to any one any day.

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What's the Story?

Divided into quarters like a real basketball game, LOVE & BASKETBALL shows two basketball-obsessed kids, Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps), as they make friends on the court at age 11, play basketball in the same high school, then at the same college, and then go pro. As they deal with unfaithful, dishonest, and unsupportive parents; demanding coaches; hostile teammates; and the temptation of recruiters; their friendship blossoms into love, then hate, and back again.

Is It Any Good?

Funny how this likable movie is 20% about basketball and 80% about love, and you end up cheering the leads on for about 90% of it. You want these two rather stubborn and talented basketball players to realize they're meant for each other even more than you want them to win the big games or get the big sports scholarships. The chemistry is great between Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps.

If you're into the romance enough, you'll probably be forgiving as the pair face some standard-issue family conflicts and the old dating double standard: Quincy always seems to have a girl on his arm when Monica isn't around, and Monica stays true throughout the movie. But the characters experience plenty of positive growth, especially when Quincy confronts his philandering father, saying, "How come you couldn't be the man you kept trying to make me?"

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• Families can talk about how people reconcile the demands of love, family, and career, and why it is that Monica and Quincy had so much trouble telling each other how they felt. Teens may also want to talk about the different views Monica and Quincy had of their relationship at different ages, and how the key element linking them through all was not basketball but friendship.

• How does the movie explore some of the double standards of sexism in sport?

• Besides the central story, what are some of the other themes the movie explores? For instance, how does the movie show the lives of professional basketball players who haven't made it to the NBA/WNBA elite? Or the choice gifted collegiate athletes must make between graduating from college or turning pro before earning a degree?

Movie Details

• In theaters: April 14, 2000
• On DVD or streaming: October 10, 2000
• Cast: Alfre Woodard, Omar Epps, Sanaa Lathan
• Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
• Studio: Warner Bros.
• Genre: Drama
• Topics: Sports and Martial Arts
• Run time: 124 minutes
• MPAA rating: PG-13
• MPAA explanation: language, sexual references, and sexual situations
• Last updated: August 19, 2022

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Monica and Quincy are basketball players who are in love with each other. They met through basketball when they were eleven years old. Quincy was very surprised then, because although Monica was a girl, she played much better than any guys. They grew up, and over time, their warm childhood relationship grew into true love.

But Quincy decided to become a professional basketball player like his father and left Monica to devote his life to basketball. The sport through which they met, this time severely separated them. After some time, they met again, but will they be able to renew their relationship, or will their paths diverge even more?

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14 basketball films that will captivate not only sports fans

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1.

• USA, 1985.
• Comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 91 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.1.

Teenager Scott Howard has a lot of trouble in his life, but when the guy suddenly turns into a werewolf, the problems become even more. However, the hero quickly understands how to turn his unusual properties to his advantage.

Of course, this film, released on the back of the success of Robert Zemeckis' cult trilogy Back to the Future, is a little outdated these days. But still, he may well please and entertain those who lack kindness and unpretentiousness in the spirit of the 80s. It's worth watching the movie for the beautifully filmed basketball games and the charming Michael J. Fox.

Subsequently, "Teen Wolf" grew into a series of the same name, and the latter became even more famous than the original.

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2.

Hoosiers

• UK, USA, 1986.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.5.

Ex-serviceman Norman Dale comes to a small provincial town to coach his school's basketball team at the invitation of an old friend. At first, his methods seem strange and ineffective to everyone, but suddenly the guys begin to win victory after victory.

One of the best sports films of the 80s is based on real facts and infects with passion, and actors Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper are extremely accurate and convincing in their roles. 15 years after the release, the picture was even included in the US National Film Registry.

3. White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

• USA, 1992.
• Sports drama, comedy.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 6. 8.

Basketball sharpie Billy Hoyle successfully uses the fact that because of the color of his skin they do not see a worthy player in him and put money on his loss, but meanwhile he always wins. This continues until the hero meets a worthy rival Sidney Dean, with whom they start earning money together by making sports bets.

The cult film "White People Can't Jump" will appeal to both sports fans and those who don't understand anything about basketball. Not only did director Ron Shelton manage to harmoniously combine comedy and sports drama, but the performance of Wesley Snipes and a very young Woody Harrelson is simply magnificent. The physical form and sportsmanship of the actors can only be envied.

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4. Above the ring

ABOVE THE RIM

• USA, 1994.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.6.

Ambitious young basketball player Kyle Lee Watson faces a difficult choice: wait for a sports scholarship or buy into the easy money of drug dealer Birdie, but in this way connect himself with the underworld.

Iconic for the hip-hop movement, any basketball fan will love the picture, as professional athlete Duane Martin shows miracles of skill here. And fans of Tupac Shakur will be happy to see the musician in the role of a crime boss that is very suitable for him.

5. Gambling

Blue Chips

• USA, 1994.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 108 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.2.

College basketball has ceased to be an amateur sport, as universities lure promising graduates to themselves, promising them all sorts of material benefits. Because of this, the Los Angeles team "Dolphins" constantly loses, because their well-deserved coach Pete Bell flatly refuses to "buy" players. Only finally desperate, Pete decides to step over his principles in order to interest talented guys. As a result, a perfectly completed team faces even more serious problems than before.

The athletes in the movie are played by real NBA players, making the movie look incredibly realistic. It is so dynamic, spectacular, well-staged and perfectly balanced that it can turn even sports haters into avid fans for a while.

6. Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries

• USA, 1995.
• Sports drama, crime, biographical.
• Duration: 102 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

A promising and purposeful young man from a Catholic college plays basketball, composes poetry and keeps a candid diary. But circumstances develop in such a way that the hero imperceptibly turns into a drug addict.

The film, based on the book of memoirs by the writer Jim Carroll, can frighten and repel many people. After all, the movie raises a difficult topic. Nevertheless, the acting work of the young Leonardo DiCaprio, who coped with the difficult role perfectly, is admirable.

7. Space Jam

Space Jam

• USA, 1996.
• Comedy, family, animation.
• Duration: 87 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.4.

Aliens are invading Earth to kidnap Looney Tunes characters. But Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky the pig and others do not give up and challenge the usurpers to a basketball match. With little chance of winning, the Toons invite superstar Michael Jordan to help.

The idea for the film was born from an advertisement for the ^{Michael Jordan & Bugs Bunny commercial sneaker, which was so successful that they decided to make a feature film. Animation and special effects were invited to do the same people who worked on Roger Rabbit. Even Bill Murray briefly appears in the film in the scene of the last throw. So it is not surprising that the movie has earned crazy money at the box office around the world.}

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8. Sunset Park

Sunset Park

• USA, 1996.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.0.

In order to earn some money, an elderly physical education teacher becomes the coach of the school's basketball team. At first, she lets everything take its course, but gradually she gets so carried away that she is imbued with sincere love for the players.

The main role was played by the most colorful actress Rhea Perlman, wife of Danny DeVito (he acted as the producer of the film). Her charisma slightly pushes basketball into the background, but still the picture manages to perfectly combine the drama from the life of poor areas and spectacular sports action.

9. His game

He Got Game

• USA, 1998.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 136 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.9.

Jake is serving time for killing his wife, but one day he is offered a parole deal. The fact is that during this time his son Jesus became a rising basketball star. Now the hero must persuade the young man to play for the desired university after school. The problem is that the son does not want to see his father.

A film by the most talented director and screenwriter Spike Lee, starring NBA star Ray Allen, is a must-see. At least because of the outstanding acting performance of Denzel Washington. In addition, the movie is not only about basketball. It also raises such painful and difficult topics as the relationship of fathers and children, repentance and forgiveness. And all this is crowned with a magnificent soundtrack of the hip-hop group Public Enemy.

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10. Find Forrester

Finding Forrester

• USA 2000
• Independent drama.
• Duration: 131 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Talented teenager Jamal Wallace is not only a good basketball player, he also writes brilliant stories. By chance, they fall into the hands of Pulitzer Prize winner William Forrester.

The story of the friendship between a reclusive writer and a gifted schoolboy is a bit like another Gus Van Sant film, Good Will Hunting. There, the director has already expressed the idea that the guys from the street are capable of more than it seems at first glance. Sean Connery plays a rather unusual role here, and debutant Rob Brown later appeared in another famous basketball movie, Coach Carter.

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11.

Quincy and Monica have been dreaming of becoming NBA players since childhood. Over time, their friendship develops into something more than just a passion for sports. And now these relationships have to go through fire and water.

Cloak and Dagger director Gina Prince-Bythewood has managed to create a rather unusual film that combines sensual melodrama and exciting sports action. This is a story about love for each other and for the game, life without which the heroes cannot imagine.

12. Coach Carter

Coach Carter

• USA, Germany, 2005.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 136 minutes.
• IMDb: 7.3.

Richmond high school players don't think about the future until former basketball player Ken Carter takes over as coach. He does not give the guys a descent, but the team wins one match after another. Unexpectedly for everyone, Carter cancels training and sends his players to pull up the rest of the items, despite the protests and discontent of the guys themselves and the school administration.

The film is based on a true story that took place in 1999 in California. This case brought attention to a serious public problem: if a high school player does not make the team of the college or the NBA, then he remains with nothing. American schools rarely care about the prospects of their students and almost never motivate them to do better so that they can get a decent education in the future.

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It's hard to believe now, but only half a century ago it was believed that black people were not talented enough for basketball, because this game was created by whites for whites. At the same time, the picture itself is staged superbly and, thanks to the outstanding camera work, will appeal not only to sports fans, but also to other viewers.

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14. Moving up

• Russia, 2017.
• Sports drama.
• Duration: 133 minutes.
• IMDb: 6.6.

Basketball teams of the USSR and the USA are preparing to face each other at the Munich Olympics. The American team is considered invincible, but the coach of the Soviet team sincerely believes in his players.

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