Hoop Dreams (1994)
Directed by Steve James · 174 min · Documentary
74.6 TOPICAL score · #563 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
Hoop Dreams (1994, directed by Steve James) has a TOPICAL score of 74.6 - ranked 563 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (346 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 15 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (346 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 15 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read22,739 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates
“The International Documentary Association's members ranked Hoop Dreams as the best documentary of all time in 2007.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10
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