Lenny Cooke
2013 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 6.8 · 74% critics
This documentary follows a once-hyped high school basketball phenom whose path to pro stardom never arrives. Moving between early promise and the reality years later, it looks at ambition, disappointment, and the narrow gap between fame and being left behind.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-12-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (12 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to real-life stories about ambition, missed chances, and fame’s fallout, especially if titles like Showbiz Kids appeal to you; Not for you if you want a fast-paced or uplifting sports story.
Pros: eye-opening rise-and-fall story; easy to follow; strong for basketball fans | Cons: can feel exploitative; simple approach; drags at times
Themes
- national basketball association (nba)
- basketball player
- professional athlete
- high school athlete
Cast & crew
Lenny Cooke
as Self
Carmelo Anthony
as Self
Joakim Noah
as Self
- HA
Harvey Araton
as Self
- DE
Damany Eastman
as Self
Sonny Vaccaro
as Self
- HG
Howard Garfinkel
as Self
LeBron James
as Self
- MF
Mike Fratello
as Self
Kobe Bryant
Directed by Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie