Above the Rim

“Some games you play. Some games play you.”

7.0

1994

1h 36m

CrimeDramaThriller

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.

Key Crew

Director

Jeff Pollack

Producers

Jeff Pollack

Benny Medina

Writers

Jeff Pollack

Benny Medina

Barry Michael Cooper

Cinematography

Tom Priestley Jr.

Music

Marcus Miller

Cast (15)

Duane Martin

Kyle Lee Watson

Tupac Shakur

Birdie

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