About this movie
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Omar Epps
Quincy McCall
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Alfre Woodard
Camille Wright
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Debbi Morgan
Mona McCall
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Sanaa Lathan
Monica Wright
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Dennis Haysbert
Zeke McCall
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Harry J. Lennix
Nathan Wright
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Kyla Pratt
Young Monica
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Glenndon Chatman
Young Quincy
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Monica Calhoun
Kerry
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Gabrielle Union
Shawnee
Directors
- Gina Prince-bythewood
Producers
- Spike Lee
- Sam Kitt
Love and Basketball
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
82%
percent positive reviews
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Mark Morris, Film4The surprise element here is that the film takes Monica's career, and her love of the game, as seriously, probably more seriously, than it does Quincy's.
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Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
Told largely from the point of view of the woman, this career-versus-love story still develops the perspective of the man persuasively, as Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps reveal their characters'...
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
The pic is so well directed and lead performance by Sanaa Lathan so charismatic that audiences will overlook the script's flaws and root for the central duo.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Stylishly shot and bursting with visual and sexual energy, this is confident black women's film-making and an eloquent tribute to the girl with the permanently grazed knees -- and about time too.
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Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle
Satisfying, enjoyable and smart.
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Peter Rainer, New York Magazine
Mawkishly heartfelt, but actress Sanaa Lathan performs as if she were lit from within.
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