Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each way from inner-city Chicago to St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois, a predominately white suburban school well-known for the excellence of its basketball program. Gates and Agee dream of NBA stardom, and with the support of their close-knit families, they battle the social and physical obstacles that stand in their way. This acclaimed documentary was shot over the course of five years.
Hoop Dreams has generally received very positive reviews.
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Hoop Dreams was released in 1994 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 518 reviews, giving Hoop Dreams (1994) an average rating of 85%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 94% and users giving an average score of 95%.
With a score of 85%, Hoop Dreams is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1994, which stands at 58%.
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