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Love & Basketball

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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  • Drama
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Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
21K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,496
1,608
  • Director
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Writer
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Stars
    • Sanaa Lathan
    • Omar Epps
    • Glenndon Chatman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Writer
    • Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Stars
    • Sanaa Lathan
    • Omar Epps
    • Glenndon Chatman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 133User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 15 nominations

    Videos1

    Love & Basketball
    Trailer 2:24
    Love & Basketball

    Photos88

    Omar Epps and Dennis Haysbert in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Debbi Morgan and Dennis Haysbert in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Sanaa Lathan and Gina Prince-Bythewood in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Omar Epps in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Omar Epps in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Sanaa Lathan in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Quincy & Monica
    Monica & Quincy
    Advance, 1 sheet movie poster
    Quad Movie Poster, 40" x 30"
    Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan in Love & Basketball (2000)
    Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan in Love & Basketball (2000)

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    Sanaa Lathan
    Sanaa Lathan
    • Monica Wrightas Monica Wright
    Omar Epps
    Omar Epps
    • Quincy McCallas Quincy McCall
    Glenndon Chatman
    • Young Quincyas Young Quincy
    Jess Willard
    • Jamalas Jamal
    Chris Warren
    Chris Warren
    • Kelvinas Kelvin
    • (as Chris Warren Jr.)
    Kyla Pratt
    Kyla Pratt
    • Young Monicaas Young Monica
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Camille Wrightas Camille Wright
    Naykia Harris
    • Young Lenaas Young Lena
    Harry Lennix
    Harry Lennix
    • Nathan Wrightas Nathan Wright
    Debbi Morgan
    Debbi Morgan
    • Nona McCallas Nona McCall
    Dennis Haysbert
    Dennis Haysbert
    • Zeke McCallas Zeke McCall
    Colleen Matsuhara
    • UCLA Coachas UCLA Coach
    Al Foster
    • Coach Hisermanas Coach Hiserman
    Nathaniel Bellamy Jr.
    Nathaniel Bellamy Jr.
    • Highschool Referee #1as Highschool Referee #1
    • (as Nathaniel Bellamy)
    Regina Hall
    Regina Hall
    • Lena Wrightas Lena Wright
    Shar Jackson
    Shar Jackson
    • Feliciaas Felicia
    Gabrielle Union
    Gabrielle Union
    • Shawneeas Shawnee
    James DuMont
    James DuMont
    • Reporteras Reporter
    • Director
      • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    • Writer
      • Gina Prince-Bythewood
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Producer Spike Lee believed the female lead should have believable basketball skills. Gina Prince-Bythewood said in an interview "I saw over 700 people for the part: actors, ballplayers, people who had never acted before in their life. It finally came down to Sanaa [Lathan] and Niesha Butler [a star player at Georgia Tech and 1999 Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year]. I put Sanaa with a basketball coach for two months and Niesha with an acting coach."
    • Goofs
      When Monica and Quincy are playing basketball for Quincy's heart, the Nike swoosh on Monica's sports bra appears and disappears.
    • Quotes

      Monica: I'll play you.

      Quincy: For what?

      Monica: Your heart.

    • Crazy credits
      The end of the creidts show Quincy's and Monica's daughter dunking a basketball .
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: U-571/Love & Basketball/Joe Gould's Secret/Gossip/Pups (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Love and Happiness
      Written by Al Green and Teenie Hodges

      Performed by Al Green

    User reviews133

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A great relationship film, I give it a 10
    First off, let me say that I am a huge fan of almost every sport known to mankind. Now perhaps because of this, you'd think I'd enjoy movies easier whose central theme revolves around a sport. Contrary to that notion though, I am often a hard rater of sports movies because I expect so much from them.

    I really enjoyed this movie though. I thought the acting by both Lathan and Epps was outstanding. I found it to be extremely realistic, with the exception of seeing Epps in a Laker uniform, but other than that, it was real. At one point during the film, I really started to wonder if this film was based on a true story or something, how cool would that have been. Nonetheless, the fictional story is captivating.

    Yes I am a guy and I love sports, but I do like watching the occassional love story. I liked Pearl Harbor and Titantic which revolved around love stories, and I liked this love story too. There is more to it though, than just two people who fall for each other who happen to play basketball.

    There is the relationship not only between Quincy and Monica, but the relationships they had with their father and mother respectively. There is also the relationship they have with the world they live in, trying to find out what they really want in life. It really makes you think about how sometimes the very thing you are looking for is actually standing right there in front of you and you don't realize it.

    In the end, I loved Love and Basketball, and I give it a 10.
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    • maccaveili
    • Jan 18, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Love and Basketball
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production company
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,475,093
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,139,180
      • Apr 23, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,743,596
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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