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73% Critic Match
Love & Basketball
“All's fair in love and basketball.”
7.3 / 10• 2000• 2h 5m•PG-13• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
Cast & Crew
Omar Epps
Quincy McCall
Lead
Sanaa Lathan
Monica Wright
Alfre Woodard
Camille Wright
Dennis Haysbert
Zeke McCall
Debbi Morgan
Nona McCall
Harry Lennix
Nathan Wright
Kyla Pratt
Young Monica
Glenndon Chatman
Young Quincy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gina Prince-Bythewood's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Love & Basketball is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
