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74% Critic Match
The Basketball Diaries
“The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.”
7.4 / 10• 1995• 1h 42m•R• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Cast & Crew
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jim Carroll
Lead
Bruno Kirby
Swifty
Lorraine Bracco
Jim's Mother
Ernie Hudson
Reggie
Patrick McGaw
Neutron
James Madio
Pedro
Mark Wahlberg
Mickey
Barton Heyman
Confessional Priest
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Scott Kalvert's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Basketball Diaries is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
