Love & Basketball
2000 · Movie · PG-13 · 125 min · ★ 7.3 · 79% critics
Two childhood friends grow up with a shared love of basketball, and their romance has to compete with big ambitions. As they pursue separate paths through school and beyond, their relationship faces setbacks while their drive to succeed keeps pulling them forward.
Also known as Love and Basketball
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-04-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (470 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Love & Basketball if you want an emotional sports romance with years-spanning chemistry and real-feeling stakes; Not for you if you prefer fast, purely action-driven sports stories like He Got Game or romance-only dramas like Say Anything.
Pros: heartfelt romance; strong basketball focus; memorable performances | Cons: slow in spots; episodic pacing; minor flaws
Themes
- high school
- sports
- lovers
- romcom
- basketball
- affection
- high school sports
- relationship
- basketball player
- woman director
- romantic
- sport
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- BET Award — Best Actor & Actress · 2001
- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Screenplay · 2001
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · 2001
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture · 2001
- BET Award — Best Actor & Actress · 2001 · nominated
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- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Feature · 2001 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best First Screenplay · 2001 · nominated
- Independent Spirit Award — Best Female Lead · 2001 · nominated
- MTV Movie Award — Best Male Performance · 2001 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture · 2001 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Motion Picture · 2001 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · 2001 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture · 2001 · nominated
- Teen Choice Award — Choice Movie - Drama · 2000 · nominated
Cast & crew
Sanaa Lathan
as Monica Wright
Omar Epps
as Quincy McCall
Chris Warren
as Kelvin
Kyla Pratt
as Young Monica
Alfre Woodard
as Camille Wright
Regina Hall
as Lena Wright
- GC
Glenndon Chatman
as Young Quincy
- JW
Jess Willard
as Jamal
- NH
Naykia Harris
as Young Lena
Harry Lennix
as Nathan Wright
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood