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The Basketball Diaries
A teenager discovers his hopes becoming a basketball star diminish after he dives into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
20 March 1971, New York City, New York, USA
21 June 1973, Los Angeles, California, USA
5 June 1971, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
22 November 1975, The Bronx, New York, USA
17 March 1976, Gainesville, Florida, USA
26 March 1966, Mount Vernon, New York, USA
30 July 1969, London, England, UK
23 August 1977, Burbank, California, USA
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.
August 30, 2004
The star shines, but the movie is hard to watch.
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]
October 16, 2010
An uncomfortable experience, to say the least. But also quite rewarding.
January 01, 2011
Stark tale of teen drug abuse and delinquency.
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.
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.
January 26, 2006
The angel-faced DiCaprio is a gifted actor, but he lacks the authority and physical presence to keep us with him.
May 12, 2001
You leave The Basketball Diaries believing that Leonardo DiCaprio can do anything.
March 24, 2008
For those few soul-freezing moments, you get a glimpse of the great actor Leonardo DiCaprio is going to be.
July 01, 2011
What almost saves the muddled pic from fouling out is the raw dynamic performance by Leonardo DiCaprio... .