Above the Rim

"Some games you play. Some games play you."

Mar 23 1994 R 1h 36m
Crime, Drama, Sport

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Plot

Story of Kyle-Lee Watson, a promising high school basketball star, and his relationships with Birdie, a powerful drug dealer, and Birdie's brother, Thomas 'Shep' Sheppard, himself once a promising high school star at Kyle's school, now employed as a security guard.

Written by

Jeff Pollack, Benny Medina, Barry Michael Cooper

Directed by

Jeff Pollack

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
17,542
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA