Monica Wright and Quincy McCall grew up in the same neighborhood and have known each other since childhood. As they grow into adulthood, they fall in love, but they also share another all-consuming passion: basketball. As Quincy and Monica struggle to make their relationship work, they follow separate career paths though high school and college basketball and, they hope, into stardom in big-league professional ball.
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
high school
sports
lovers
romcom
basketball
affection
high school sports
relationship
basketball player
woman director
romantic
sport
african american romance
feel good romance
Rank
#43 in 2000·#2812 overall
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3.7 / 5
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Cast
Sanaa Lathan
Monica Wright
Omar Epps
Quincy McCall
Chris Warren
Kelvin
Kyla Pratt
Young Monica
Alfre Woodard
Camille Wright
Regina Hall
Lena Wright
Harry Lennix
Nathan Wright
Debbi Morgan
Nona McCall
Dennis Haysbert
Zeke McCall
Gabrielle Union
Shawnee
Tyra Banks
Kyra Kessler
Christine Dunford
Coach Davis
Crew
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Reynaldo Villalobos
Director of Photography
Spike Lee
Producer
Jay Stern
Executive Producer
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Sue Chan
Art Direction
Manny Perry
Stunt Coordinator
Manny Perry
Stunts
Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Popular Reviews
489 reviews
carter canfield
7.0★ · 02/10/25
would be way better if quincy wasn’t insufferable 🙏🏻
would be way better if quincy wasn’t insufferable 🙏🏻
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Steven Kenny
10.0★ · 10/23/25
Guys I’m not being performative, I actually like this
Guys I’m not being performative, I actually like this
Thikra
10.0★ · 05/17/26
I just have one thing to say. Pazzi. Also may love like this never find me.
I just have one thing to say. Pazzi. Also may love like this never find me.
Treyward
9.0★ · 04/21/26
***Monica: I'll play you. Quincy: For what? Monica: Your heart.***
While the fourth quarter doesn’t quite work for me, everything else surrounding it is exciting and romantic as hell. Using sports as a metaphor for romance has gotta be one of my favorite things (see Challengers and Bull Durham).
***Monica: I'll play you. Quincy: For what? Monica: Your heart.***
While the fourth quarter doesn’t quite work for me, everything else surrounding it is exciting and romantic as hell. Using sports as a metaphor for romance has gotta be one of my favorite things (see Challengers and Bull Durham).
Herman
8.0★ · 04/17/26
That friendship love they had was amazing. Shout out ICYTWAT.
That friendship love they had was amazing. Shout out ICYTWAT.