The Basketball Diaries

1995

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / Sport

139
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 41 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 130014 130K

new york city sports heroin addiction basketball friends

Director

Scott Kalvert Photo
Scott Kalvert

Top cast

Leonardo DiCaprio Photo
Leonardo DiCaprio as Jim Carroll
Mark Wahlberg Photo
Mark Wahlberg as Mickey
John Hoyt Photo
John Hoyt as Billy the Bartender
Ernie Hudson Photo
Ernie Hudson as Reggie
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546.36 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 13
1.65 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 42 min
Seeds 88

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Shubh9019 7 / 10

Terrific

The Basketball Diaries is the story of the true experiences of Jim Carroll, underground poet and entertainer, and how he overcame drug addiction to become what he is today.Leonardo DiCaprio has done a magnificent and extraordinary job portraying the lead character. He makes you feel the pain that Jim was going through. His emotions are so pure and realistic that you'll fall in love with his character.This movie is a must watch for young people who get into drug addiction and spoil their lives. It portrays the mindset of teenagers and youngsters and the consequences of their actions.It's difficult to realize your mistake but the sad part is that even after realization, you think you can't do anything about it. You think it's too late when it's not. It's actually never too late.Leonardo plays a character who is a talented basketball player, who gets involved in drugs along with his friends. After that he leaves everything even his mother and the only thing left in his life was drugs.Slowly and steadily this addiction can get you into a lot of trouble and situations that it may become impossible for you to make everything right again.Overall, it's an important movie with a lot of powerful performances.
Reviewed by jotix100 7 / 10

St. Vitus' Dance

There is a type of disease associated with St. Vitus and this film qualifies in the comparison because it's quirky, fast, and it never stops moving. Director Scott Kalvert gives the movie a 'look' that makes the Manhattan of the period when it supposedly takes place, believable.Leonardo DiCaprio was at his best in the film. His performance is very nuanced and in your face, at the same time. Mr. DiCaprio makes you feel the pain Jim is going through; he is a lost soul. Not being a fan of Mark Wahlberg, I must confess that in this film, be it because of the direction, or whatever, he shines, as Mickey. As Jim's mother, Lorraine Bracco has never been better in anything she has been in recent memory. Bruno Kirby is perfectly creepy as the coach of St. Vitus High School. As far as the connection with the Columbine School massacre, since the sequence where Jim is involved is a dream, it's easy to understand how the twisted minds of the ones responsible for the killings would have taken this scene as a model for their terrible crime.
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