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   The Basketball Diaries

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   R1995 · Drama · 1h 42m

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   • 7.3/10 7.3/10 IMDb
   • 47% 47% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus In spite of its young leading man's heroic efforts to hold it all together, a muddled message prevents The Basketball Diaries from compelling as a cautionary tale. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Apr 21, 1995 · Roger Ebert April 21, 1995. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Jim Carroll's cult book The Basketball Diaries, published in 1978, describes in grungy detail how the author passed in a few short months from being a Catholic high school basketball star to being a strung-out heroin addict who turned tricks for drugs.

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   47% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 76% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star. Pressured by a wicked coach (Bruno Kirby...

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   • Director: Scott Kalvert

   • Content Rating: R
   • Actors: Leonardo Dicaprio

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   215 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Having lost a son to this disease, this movie is too realistic. rocklyn80 4 April 2021. Saw this movie when it first came out and thought it was quite good, although I didn't really relate that much too it.

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   Mar 1, 2022 · The Basketball Diaries Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Mal Vincent The Virginian-Pilot. There is no conflict here, just pointless and aimless wandering....

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   Is Basketball Diaries a good movie?

   • Basketball Diaries is a very dark, chilling movie and really gives you an insight on Jim Carrolls life. 10/10. 6 out of 8 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Catholic schoolboy Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives with his mother (Lorraine Bracco).

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   Is the Basketball Diaries a cautionary tale?

   • In spite of its young leading man's heroic efforts to hold it all together, a muddled message prevents The Basketball Diaries from compelling as a cautionary tale. Jim Carroll (Leonardo DiCaprio) is consumed by his life as a high school basketball star.

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   What is the story behind Basketball Diaries?

   • What's the Story? BASKETBALL DIARIES traces a fictionalized account of New York actor/writer/musician Jim Carroll's (Leonardo DiCaprio) coming of age. Forsaking his chance at earning a college scholarship based on his basketball talent, Carroll and his friends begin with petty crimes used to finance cheap highs like huffing.

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   Is 'the Basketball Diaries' a realistic portrayal of addiction?

   • For as much as The Basketball Diaries wants to claim that it's a realistic portrayal of addiction, it might have done better to root it in its honest time-and-place and play Carroll's story as straight-forward and as honest as they could. What almost saves the muddled pic from fouling out is the raw dynamic performance by Leonardo DiCaprio... .

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   Stark tale of teen drug abuse and delinquency. Read Common Sense Media's The Basketball Diaries review, age rating, and parents guide.

   • 3/5
   • Director: Scott Kalvert

   • Author: David Gurney
   • Produce Company: New Line

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   Apr 21, 1995 · Directed By: Scott Kalvert. Written By: Jim Carroll, Bryan Goluboff. The Basketball Diaries. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 19 Critic Reviews. 46. User Score Mixed or Average Based on 111 User Ratings. 4.8. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. View All. Leonardo DiCaprio. Jim Carroll. Lorraine Bracco. Jim's Mother.

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   Apr 21, 1995 · The Basketball Diaries: Directed by Scott Kalvert. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio. A teenager finds his dreams of becoming a basketball star threatened after he free falls into the harrowing world of drug addiction.