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Above the Rim(1994)
Status: Released
Date: 1994-03-23
70%
216 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
Some games you play. Some games play you.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Above the Rim
Top 10 Billed Cast
Duane Martin
Kyle Lee Watson
Tupac Shakur
Birdie
Bernie Mac
Flip
Marlon Wayans
Bugaloo
Leon
Shep
Wood Harris
Motaw
Michael Rispoli
Richie
David Bailey
Rollins
Tonya Pinkins
Mailika
Byron Minns
Monroe
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