The Basketball Diaries

Name: The Basketball Diaries
Director: Scott Kalvert
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1995
Duration: 102 min

1h 42m · 1995 · Directed by Scott Kalvert · 3.8 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Basketball Diaries (1995) runs 1h 42m, directed by Scott Kalvert. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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

Genres: Drama, Crime

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