Hoop Dreams (1994)

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Hoop Dreams

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Directed By Steve James Steve James Starring Spike Lee Spike Lee  •  Sheila Agee Sheila Agee  •  Gene Pingatore Gene Pingatore  •  Dick Vitale Dick Vitale  •  Isiah Thomas Isiah Thomas Genres Biography  •  Culture and Society  •  Documentary  •  Sports and Recreation Studios &
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The Criterion Collection  •  National Film Registry  •  They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?  •  1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die  •  Roger Ebert's Great Movies  •  Spike Lee's Essential Film List  •  Cinema Eye's 25 Most Influential Documentaries  •  Slant Magazine's 100 Best Films of the 1990s  •  Paste Magazine's 100 Best Documentaries of All Time  •  A.V. Club's 50 Best Films of the 90s  •  Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Film Winning
Release Info 1994-10-14T00:00:00Z October 14, 1994
Color  •  170 minutes PG13 Rated PG13
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Hoop Dreams vs. Crumb

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TroubleMike said on 8/26/2023

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Restrepo vs. Hoop Dreams

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Comments (3)

 
Andrew784

Andrew784 on 2/25/2020 Reply  · 

Very impressive to watch even if it seems horribly dated.

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wayneisback23

wayneisback23 on 5/13/2021 Reply  · 

Not really dated at all! Everything made now adays is for short attention spans. Its a much watch movie!

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hambone88

hambone88 on 4/27/2022 Reply  · 

This move looks like a Reading Rainbow segment. But man, it’s quite gutting to watch in some parts, and something to be cheered in others.

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