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Eleven-year-old Quincy doesn't know what to make of Monica, a girl who can outplay any of the guys on the neighborhood basketball court. Soon he is infatuated with her and, much to his surprise, she is eager to become closer to him. Best friends all throughout the following school years, the pressure for each to be recruited by college basketball coaches brings them closer together and their love... See Full Description
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Drama, Romance and Sports |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 4 min. |
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| Release Date: |
April 21, 2000 Nationwide; January 20, 2000 Sundance'00 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for sexuality and language. |
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| Distributors: |
New Line Cinema
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$27,441,122 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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NZone,
(2.5 out of 5 stars) "Financed by Spike Lee’s Forty Acres and a Mule production company, 'Love & Basketball' is too much like Spike’s recent flicks - excessively long, agonizingly self-indulgent and full of nails-across-a-blackboard music from Terence Blanchard." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B+) "First-time director Prince shoots and scores..." Full Review...
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filmcritic.com,
"Of all the projects for Spike Lee to attach his name onto, 'Love and Basketball' may go down as one of the most idiotic." Full Review...
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hip online,
(6 out of 10) "A clever and unique thought, this show's close to being a winner." Full Review...
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