Hoop Dreams

"An Extraordinary True Story."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6/10

325 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nomination

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Sundance Audience: U.S. Documentary

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$700,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$7.8M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$7.1M

ROI: +1019%

Budget Recovery1119% of budget

$0|Budget: $700,000|Revenue: $7.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

20.2K

Daily Avg

337

7-Day Trend

-10%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Chicago

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Story Setting

Set In

Chicago

Themes & Subjects

#basketball

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Peter Gilbert

Music / Score

Ben Sidran

Production Companies

Kartemquin Films

Distributors

Fine Line FeaturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Hoop Dreams

Available in 22 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	fuboTV, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel	The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12	—	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
Canada	Crave, Criterion Channel	CTV	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now, DocPlay, DocPlay Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12

AustraliaM

Netherlands12

Production

Director

Steve James

Writers

Frederick Marx, Steve James

Production Companies

Fine Line FeaturesKartemquin Films

Cast

William Gates

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Arthur Agee

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Gene Pingatore

Self

Steve James

Narrator (voice)

Dick Vitale

Self

Bobby Knight

Self

Spike Lee

Self

Isiah Thomas

Self

Tags & Keywords

chicago, illinoissportsnarrationghettocollegebasketballhigh school sportsinner cityhigh school student

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