Love & Basketball

Movie · 2000

A coming-of-age romance that follows two neighboring kids from childhood through their adult professional basketball careers, with a lot of heart and genuine sports passion. The sexual content, coarse language, and adult relationship drama make this one firmly for older teens and up.

Best suited for mature teens aged 14 and older who enjoy romance and sports dramas.

ViolenceLoss & griefBig emotionsLanguageBehavior modeledRomance & innuendoDrinking, drugs & smoking

If you’d rather skip

Romance & innuendocollege years segmentStrong

Monica and Quincy have sex for the first time; the scene is unmistakably explicit in intent though no nudity is shown, and a condom is visibly used.

Romance & innuendocollege years segmentModerate

A strip basketball game in a dorm room results in partial undress (bra visible on a woman, brief bare male backside), accompanied by coarse sexual commentary.

Drinking, drugs & smokingcollege party sceneModerate

Heavy drinking at a college party is shown; Quincy becomes drunk and behaves badly toward Monica.

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