The Basketball Diaries

The Basketball Diaries (1995)

The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.

1995·1h 42m·US
CrimeDrama
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IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes46%
Metacritic46%
TMDb7.4/10
Director: Scott Kalvert
Language: English

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About The Basketball Diaries

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

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