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The Basketball Diaries(1995)

The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist.

  • April 21, 1995
  • 1 h 42 min
  • R
  • Drama, Crime
7.4TMDB · 2,280 votes
7.3IMDb
46%Rotten Tomatoes
46/100Metacritic

Directed by: Scott Kalvert

A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.

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Cast

  • Leonardo DiCaprio

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Jim Carroll

  • Bruno Kirby

    Bruno Kirby

    Swifty

  • Lorraine Bracco

    Lorraine Bracco

    Jim's Mother

  • Ernie Hudson

    Ernie Hudson

    Reggie

  • Patrick McGaw

    Patrick McGaw

    Neutron

  • James Madio

    James Madio

    Pedro

  • Mark Wahlberg

    Mark Wahlberg

    Mickey

  • Barton Heyman

    Barton Heyman

    Confessional Priest

  • Roy Cooper

    Roy Cooper

    Father McNulty

  • Michael Imperioli

    Michael Imperioli

    Bobby

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