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The Basketball Diaries

1995·1h 42m·R
DramaBiographyCrimeSport
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
132,950 votes
Metascore
46
Metacritic

A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

The Basketball Diaries is a 1995 drama biography movie directed by Scott Kalvert, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, James Madio. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 132,950 votes and runs 1h 42m.

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Director
Scott Kalvert
Stars
Leonardo DiCaprio
Lorraine Bracco
James Madio
Marilyn Sokol
Details
1995-04-21
102 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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