Hoop Dreams

  • 1994


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Positive Reviews 28
Negative reviews 3
Average Rating 4.3/5
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4.5
Gradually, our excitement gives way to something deeper, a mingling of hope and anxiety, a sense that in our desire to see William and Arthur succeed, .. EW
5.0
The movie simply turned out to be a masterpiece, and its intended non commercial slot was not big enough to hold it. Rogerebert
5.0
This films greatest strength is that it is pragmatic before it is hopeful. Common Sense Media
4.5
More of an extended, rousing sociology lesson than anything else, its also the single most remarkable documentary to come down the pike in a long whil .. Austin Chronicle
5.0
But the film is not about racism as such; it is not angry and racist cops do not play a part, and there isnt a rap soundtrack. The Guardian
5.0
Its clear they didnt get their scholarships for classroom brilliance.It isnt any easier on the basketball court.
5.0
Its about something far rarer in the movies and of vastly greater significanceits about real life.
4.0
More of an extended, rousing sociology lesson than anything else, its also the single most remarkable documentary to come down the pike in a long whil ..
5.0
Its the closest movie equivalent to the great American novel Ive seen in years. E Film Critic
3.8
The highlights of real life basketball games here are as suspenseful and gripping as any games on live television. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Confident enough to leave plenty to implication both kids are fathers by the time they leave high school and Agee has a friend who seems to be leading ..
4.4
This picture has a legitimate dramatic structure that is equally as compelling as a scripted slice of fiction. ReelViews
4.5
One of the most widely discussed and well received documentaries of the decade. Tv Guide
5.0
The film is rich in backstage tension, from Agees bad grades to Gatess knee injuries, while the glaring social inequality is reflected in the violent .. The Times
5.0
This is the plotting and character development of great drama, the kind that makes the best movies so compelling and believable. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
5.0
It is not simply a great documentary; it is one of the best films of any kind you will see this year. Internet Reviews
3.8
This is a documentary that sustains interest for its entire 174 minute length. Internet Reviews
5.0
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5.0
The sad story is a repeat performance of Connie Hawkins forgotten marvelous Foul! Reel Talk Reviews
5.0
Its a great primer on documentary filmmaking, and you get a real sense of how emotionally involved they were in the making of Hoop Dreams. Q Network
1.0
Its about three hours long. But it moves like Isiah, fast and smooth, and its over in a heartbreak. Time
4.8
There is nothing indirect about this superb work of cinema verite filmmaking. Coles Mithey
0.5
It is impossible to watch this story of kids who have dreams of becoming rich and famous by way of professional basketball without a sense of nostalgi .. The Stranger
5.0
Epic is a word that suits Hoop Dreams well: The film seems to encompass not just a few individuals stories, but draw archetypes out of them to personi .. The Filmy Ap
5.0
This is a portrait of inner city America as complex, moving and surprising as any film has given us. News Week
5.0
And despite Yangs introductory advice to hold on for the ride, A Confucian Confusion is actually slower than it ought to be: one feels the movie laggi .. Film Comment
1.5
A heady dose of the American dream and the American nightmare combined a numbing investigation of how one point on an exam or one basket or turnover i .. Chicago Reader
4.5
The result not only follows the lives of the boys as they mature into men, suffering success and disaster along the way, but also provides a picture o .. Film4
4.5
... well worth your time for the up close and personal view it provides of how issues of race and class play out in the lives of these talented young .. Playback:stl
4.5
Novelistic in scope and texture, the film does justice to the complexity of these boys lives and opens up exciting new possibilities for nonfiction fi ..
5.0
Yet its sometimes easy to forget just what a bombshell of a film Hoop Dreams really is. Pov Magazine



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