Movie

7.4 / 10

1995

1h 42m

The Basketball Diaries

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

Drama Crime

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Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Jim Carroll

Bruno Kirby

Swifty

Lorraine Bracco

Jim's Mother

Ernie Hudson

Reggie

Patrick McGaw

Neutron

James Madio

Pedro

Mark Wahlberg

Mickey

Barton Heyman

Confessional Priest

Roy Cooper

Father McNulty

Michael Imperioli

Bobby

The Basketball Diaries

Overview

Top Billed Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio

Bruno Kirby

Lorraine Bracco

Ernie Hudson

Patrick McGaw

James Madio

Mark Wahlberg

Barton Heyman

Roy Cooper

Michael Imperioli

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