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Above the Rim
Directed by
Jeff Pollack
R
1994
1h 36m
Drama
,
Crime
,
and more
6.6
50%
82%
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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.
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Cast of Above the Rim
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
Shawn Michael Howard
Bobby
Henry Simmons
Starnes
Eric Nies
Montrose
Iris Little Thomas
Waitress
Debra Rubinstein
Hostess
Jeff Pollack
Director / Writer / Producer
Barry Michael Cooper
Writer
Benny Medina
Writer / Producer
Above the Rim Ratings & Reviews
Buffalo News
Scott Thomas
The plot is a predictable slide toward the big game.
Common Sense Media
JK Sooja
Gun violence, language in solid '90s basketball drama.
Detroit Free Press
Anderson Jones
Films with principally African-American casts shouldn't have to mean hats cocked sideways, baggy jeans around the knees, slithery drug dealers and voiceless women. Not even in service of a fast break. Or buck.
TV Guide
A superficial and predictable sports drama with an inner-city background, Above the Rim nevertheless offers engaging characters, fast-paced direction, and strong performances.
Variety
Brian Lowry
A fine cast and the movie's general energy can't overcome that mix of cliches and technical flaws.
Moviehole
Caffeinated Clint
A highly memorable movie
Apollo Guide
Wesley Lovell
When you play with something this formulaic, you're bound to trip upon a theme that has been endlessly explored and agonizingly overdone.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
Above the Rim has its formulaic elements, but it has been vigorously directed by Jeff Pollack, who appreciates the lively and unpretentious aspects of the story.
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
Although well-intentioned, this film is a notch below Blue Chips.
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Dragan Antulov
The actors are very good.
eFilmCritic.com
Scott Weinberg
A very familiar dish, but prepared reasonably well.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
It's Shakur who steals the show. The rapper's offscreen legal problems are well known, but there's no denying his power as an actor.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The movie lives easily on the streets where it is shot, and the performances -- especially by Martin, Shakur and Pinkins -- are convincing.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
The whole thing is mired in a slow-footed sea of pedantic blather. Heavy-handed explanations are given left and right, and you wish they'd all just shut up and play the game.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Chris Hicks
Despite obvious weaknesses, however, the film gets a huge boost from several excellent performances.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A stultifying cliche of a movie -- even by sports-flick standards -- this basketball allegory doesn't get anywhere near the rim.
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