The Basketball Diaries

Name: The Basketball Diaries
Released: 1995-04-21
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Ernie Hudson, Patrick McGaw

Movie · 1995 · Drama Crime · 1h 42m · Director:

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

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Budget$2M

Revenue$2.4M

×1.2 return on budget

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Released: Apr 21, 1995
Original language: English
Age rating: R

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Production

Production companies: Island Pictures
Production countries: United States
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Release

Released: Apr 21, 1995
Original language: English
Age rating: R

People

Directed by
Written by: ,
Music by
Director of photography

Production

Production companies: Island Pictures
Production countries: United States
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)

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