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Love & Basketball is a 2000 American romantic sports drama film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood in her feature film directorial debut. The film is produced by Spike Lee and Sam Kit and stars Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps.
Jul 26, 2022 · Is Love & Basketball Based on a True Story? Bhaswati Borthakur. July 26, 2022. Helmed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, ‘Love & Basketball’ is a romantic sports drama film that beautifully explores how it might be challenging to be in love with basketball and a person at the same time.
Apr 21, 2000 · Love & Basketball: Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. With Glenndon Chatman, Jess Willard, Chris Warren, Kyla Pratt. Monica and Quincy love and play basketball together through many life challenges from childhood to adulthood.
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- Drama, Romance, Sport
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- 2000-04-21
Apr 20, 2020 · The movie is considered to be one of the best contributions to the sporting cinematic tradition – yet at the time, a love story with a black female basketball player as the romantic lead...
- Hanna Flint
Apr 21, 2000 · Their romance has its ups and downs, and eventually they're both playing in the pros--he in America, she in Spain. The ending reunites them a little too neatly. But these bare bones of the plot don't convey the movie's special appeal.
Apr 16, 2020 · When the movie was released 20 years ago, it was celebrated as a mainstream romantic film featuring black characters. But Liara Tamani treasured it for even more.
Feb 27, 2020 · Love & Basketball pulls off the neat trick of being both a romance and a sports movie—a combination that earned Jerry Maguire acclaim a few years earlier. But it’s also a poignant look at...