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Hoop Dreams

 1995
 170 minutes (2 hrs 50 mins)
Hoop Dreams
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steve James

Starring

William Gates · Arthur Agee · Emma Gates · Curtis Gates · Sheila Agee · Arthur Bo Agee

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
14th October 1994

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Apr '95
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: £130.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Apr, 1995
12
14 Apr, 1995
14
21 Apr, 1995
15

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £248.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Hoop Dreams review – basketball doc slam-dunks the power of hope  The Guardian Sat, 26th October 2019

Hoop Dreams: The Real Thing  The Criterion Collection Mon, 30th March 2015

The Enduring Importance of Hoop Dreams  sundance.org Fri, 13th October 2023

The 50 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time  Vulture Thu, 25th December 2025

Hoop Dreams: The $700K Documentary Ranked Best Sports Movie Ever by Rolling Stone  AOL.com Fri, 24th July 2026

Hoop Dreams at 30: Arthur Agee, William Gates and the ties that bind  The Guardian Thu, 7th March 2024