Love & Basketball

2000, Romance, 2h 4m

113 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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Confident directing and acting deliver an insightful look at young athletes. Read critic reviews

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Monica (Sanaa Lathan) and Quincy (Omar Epps) are two childhood friends who both aspire to be professional basketball players. Quincy, whose father, Zeke (Dennis Haysbert), plays for the Los Angeles Clippers, is a natural talent and a born leader. Monica is ferociously competitive but sometimes becomes overly emotional on the court. Over the years, the two begin to fall for each other, but their separate paths to basketball stardom threaten to pull them apart.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Sexuality|Language)
  • Genre:
    Romance
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Producer:
    Sam Kitt, Spike Lee
  • Writer:
    Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $27.4M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    New Line Cinema
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Sanaa Lathan
Monica Wright
Omar Epps
Quincy McCall
Alfre Woodard
Camille Wright
Dennis Haysbert
Zeke McCall
Debbi Morgan
Nona McCall
Harry Lennix
Nathan Wright
Kyla Pratt
Young Monica
Glenndon Chatman
Young Quincy
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer
Andrew Z. Davis
Executive Producer
Cynthia Guidry
Executive Producer
Sam Kitt
Producer
Spike Lee
Producer
Jay Stern
Executive Producer
Terence Blanchard
Original Music
Reynaldo Villalobos
Cinematographer
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Film Editing
Aisha Coley
Casting
Jeffrey Howard
Production Design
Sue Chan
Art Director
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Laini Thompson
Makeup Artist
JoAnn Perritano
Unit Production Manager
Mark Anthony Little
First Assistant Director
Mark Choi
Sound Effects Editor
Marc Fishman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Kamper
Sound Effects Editor
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Critic Reviews for Love & Basketball

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Audience Reviews for Love & Basketball

  • May 23, 2009
    This is one of my favorite movies! Sanaa Lathan & Omar Epps are excellent actors! This is a movie I could watch again & again. Beautiful story of two people who were meant to be together. So sweet & touching. :-)
    Deb J Super Reviewer
  • Aug 29, 2008
    The soul of the game portrayed through the eyes of two life long ambitious contemporaries...This was an extraordinary romance. see this it is a keeper of a chic flick! LOL!
    Fascade F Super Reviewer
  • May 30, 2008
    Good as flix the ladys love this shit
    khalvic b Super Reviewer
  • May 16, 2008
    This was a great movie
    Amanda . Super Reviewer
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