The Basketball Diaries
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The Basketball Diaries

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

7.4/10 1995 1h 42m

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

On screen

Top 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

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Diane Moody

Manny Alfaro

Manny Alfaro

Manny

Preview

Official Trailer

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