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Movie

Hoop Dreams

1994·2h 50m·PG-13
DramaSportDocumentary
IMDb Rating
★ 8.3/10
29,567 votes
Metascore
98
Metacritic

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Hoop Dreams is a 1994 drama sport movie directed by Steve James, starring Arthur Agee, Curtis Gates, Emma Gates. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10 from 29,567 votes and runs 2h 50m.

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Director
Steve James
Stars
Arthur Agee
Curtis Gates
Emma Gates
William Gates
Details
1994-10-14
170 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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