Due to a high volume of active users and service overload, we had to decrease the quality of video streaming. Premium users remains with the highest video quality available. Sorry for the inconvinience it may cause. Donate to keep project running.
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our servers. We hope to have this resolved soon. This issue doesn't affect premium users.
Get Premium
Watch on MixDrop/MyStream
Oops...
Something went wrong
Try again later.
Something went wrong
Try again later.
Here You can choose a playback server.
The Basketball Diaries
Description
A teenager discovers his hopes becoming a basketball star diminish after he dives into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
A teenager discovers his hopes becoming a basketball star diminish after he dives into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Actors:
Alex Ballar,
Nick Gaetani,
Patrick Coleman Duncan,
Ernie Hudson,
Lorraine Bracco,
Brittany Daniel,
Michael Imperioli,
William Webb,
Josh Mostel,
Cynthia Daniel,
Lawrence Barth,
...»
Alex Ballar
Nick Gaetani
Patrick Coleman Duncan
25 July 1963, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Ernie Hudson
17 December 1945, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Lorraine Bracco
2 October 1954, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Brittany Daniel
17 March 1976, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Michael Imperioli
26 March 1966, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
William Webb
Josh Mostel
21 December 1946, New York City, New York, USA
Cynthia Daniel
17 March 1976, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Lawrence Barth
Director:
Scott Kalvert
Scott Kalvert
15 August 1964, New York City, New York, USA
Country:
United States
COMMENTS (0)
Sort by
Newest
Newest
Oldest
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
May 31, 2010
It was impossible in The Basketball Diaries not to take notice of DiCaprio's seemingly undauntable talent, as he channeled the tortures of the drug-addicted damned. [Blu-ray]
March 24, 2008
Significantly, the movie keeps the hero's reformation offscreen as well as unexplained; it's more interested in shock effects than in candor or elucidation.
February 13, 2001
Although it masquerades as a cautionary tale about the horrors of heroin, this epic of teen-age angst is more accurately seen as a reverential wallow in the gutter of self-absorption.
July 07, 2010
Bleak, depressing independent film making with an incredible performance by Leonardo Di Caprio, The Basketball Diaries shows that, if anything, it is the company you keep that will eventually lead to your downfall.
July 01, 2011
What almost saves the muddled pic from fouling out is the raw dynamic performance by Leonardo DiCaprio... .
March 24, 2008
For those few soul-freezing moments, you get a glimpse of the great actor Leonardo DiCaprio is going to be.
New York Times
August 30, 2004
The star shines, but the movie is hard to watch.
October 16, 2010
An uncomfortable experience, to say the least. But also quite rewarding.
January 26, 2006
The angel-faced DiCaprio is a gifted actor, but he lacks the authority and physical presence to keep us with him.
Common Sense Media
January 01, 2011
Stark tale of teen drug abuse and delinquency.
Rolling Stone
May 12, 2001
You leave The Basketball Diaries believing that Leonardo DiCaprio can do anything.