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The Basketball Diaries (1995)

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

  • Apr 21, 1995
  • 1h 42m
  • R
TMDB user score 7.4/10 2,310 votes on TMDB
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Story

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 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
  • Juliette Lewis Diane Moody
  • Manny Alfaro Manny
  • Toby Huss Kenny
  • Cynthia Daniel Winkie
  • Brittany Daniel Blinkie
  • Michael Rapaport Skinhead
  • Josh Mostel Counterman
  • Marilyn Sokol Chanting Woman

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