Movie

Love & Basketball

“All's fair in love and basketball.”

★ 7.3(471)20002h 5m

Love & Basketball is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store and YouTube in United Kingdom. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 22 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Release date: 2000-04-21
Runtime: 2h 5m
Language: English
Box office: $27,728,118
Budget: $20,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Love & Basketball — trailer

About Love & Basketball

Love & Basketball is a 2000 movie in the Comedy, Drama and Romance genres, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, starring Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps and Chris Warren. It has a runtime of 2 hours 5 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 471 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Love & Basketball in United Kingdom — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Sanaa Lathan

Monica Wright

Omar Epps

Quincy McCall

Chris Warren

Kelvin

Kyla Pratt

Young Monica

Alfre Woodard

Camille Wright

Regina Hall

Lena Wright

Glenndon Chatman

Young Quincy

Jess Willard

Jamal

Naykia Harris

Young Lena

Harry Lennix

Nathan Wright

Debbi Morgan

Nona McCall

Dennis Haysbert

Zeke McCall

Themes & keywords

high schoolsportsloversromcombasketballaffectionhigh school sportsrelationshipbasketball playerwoman directorromanticsportafrican american romancefeel good romance

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Love & Basketball in United Kingdom?+

In United Kingdom, Love & Basketball is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store and YouTube. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.

Is Love & Basketball on Netflix?+

Love & Basketball is not on Netflix in United Kingdom right now.

How long is Love & Basketball?+

Love & Basketball has a runtime of 2 hours 5 minutes (125 minutes).

Who stars in Love & Basketball?+

Love & Basketball stars Sanaa Lathan, Omar Epps, Chris Warren, Kyla Pratt and Alfre Woodard.

When did Love & Basketball come out?+

Love & Basketball is a 2000 movie directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.

What genre is Love & Basketball?+

Love & Basketball is Comedy, Drama and Romance film.

Who directed Love & Basketball?+

Love & Basketball was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.