the cost of loving an ambitious person! the cost of ambitious people loving each other!
Cinemas
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
Love & Basketball
An acclaimed, moving comedy.
Comedy
Drama
Romance
2000
2h 5m
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.
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6What people say
The moment when Q's parents are fighting so he crawls out his window, knocks on Monica's, and she lets him in so he can sleep on her floor, and you know they've done this hundreds of times? Yeah.
idgaf about that man i just wanted her to succeed
Common questions
What is Love & Basketball about?+
Two childhood sweethearts who grow up in the same neighborhood pursue their dreams of playing professional basketball while grappling with the complexities of their evolving relationship over many years.
Who directed Love & Basketball?+
It was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood in 2000, marking her feature film directorial debut.
Has Love & Basketball won any awards?+
While it did not sweep major Academy Awards, it became a significant critical success and is widely regarded as a genre-defining entry in Black cinema and romantic drama.
