Love & Basketball (2000): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2000, Love & Basketball is an action, comedy, drama and romance film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, running about 124 minutes. “All's fair in love and basketball.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Love & Basketball stars Sanaa Lathan as Monica Wright, Omar Epps as Quincy McCall, Chris Warren as Kelvin and Kyla Pratt as Young Monica, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.5/10, Love & Basketball has been warmly received by audiences. It went on to earn $27.7M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Love & Basketball page.

If you liked it. Fans of Love & Basketball tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.