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The Basketball Diaries
The Basketball Diaries, directed by Scott Kalvert, follows the harrowing journey of Jim Carroll, a promising high school basketball player whose life spirals out of control due to drug addiction. Set in New York City, the film explores themes of youth, ambition, and the destructive nature of substance abuse as Jim struggles to reclaim his life.
Views: 242
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Scott Kalvert
Actors: Bruno Kirby, Ernie Hudson, James Madio, Juliette Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Manny Alfaro, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Imperioli, Patrick McGaw
Country: United States of America
Company: Island Pictures, New Line Cinema
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Budget: $2,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $2,402,438
Duration: 1h 42min
Release: 1995
Release Date: 1995-04-21
IMDb: 7.3
TMDB: 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes: 47%
Metacritic: 46
FilmAffinity: 6.8