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TopTenREVIEWS presents the movie reviews of Hoop Dreams (1994)

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Hoop Dreams (1994)

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Hoop Dreams (1994) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Hoop Dreams (1994) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:3.1810
Avg Critic Score:3.1731

Hoop Dreams (1994) Rank 3 Reviews

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Excellent
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Very Good
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Good
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 3.28 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle) San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (--) TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
One of the most widely discussed and well-received documentaries of the decade. ...read the complete Hoop Dreams movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (--)
Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (Kim Newman) Empire Magazine (Kim Newman)
This is the best type of documentary, giving an intensely personal story you can’t help but become involved in, and also raises fundamental issues about America in the 90s. ...read the complete Hoop Dreams movie review at Empire Magazine (Kim Newman)
Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Caryn James) New York Times (Caryn James)
The film's great achievement is to reveal the relentless way in which coaches and recruiters refuse to see Arthur and William as anything other than social cliches. ...read the complete Hoop Dreams movie review at New York Times (Caryn James)
Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 3.01 out of 4 stars for Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org Parent/Teacher Learning Guides at teachwithmovies.org
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Neil Martin) Palo Alto Weekly (Neil Martin)
The viewer, like the boys' parents, coaches and friends, can't help but get caught up in Gates and Agee's dreams. ...read the complete Hoop Dreams movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Neil Martin)
Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.92 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (Christopher Long) DVD Town (Christopher Long)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.89 out of 4 stars for Collector's Corner (Wes Marshall) Collector's Corner (Wes Marshall)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.87 out of 4 stars for 411mania.com (Dave Schilling) 411mania.com (Dave Schilling)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.85 out of 4 stars for digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger) digitallyOBSESSED.com (Jon Danziger)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.84 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs) PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.83 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (Patrick Bromley) DVD Verdict (Patrick Bromley)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.82 out of 4 stars for Worldwide DVD Forums - DVD Review Worldwide DVD Forums - DVD Review
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.81 out of 4 stars for Black Flix (Laurence Washington) Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for The Rewind Forums - Criterion Collection DVD review The Rewind Forums - Criterion Collection DVD review
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Hal Hinson) Washington Post (Hal Hinson)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson) DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.78 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Aaron West) Movie-Vault.com (Aaron West)
...read the complete Hoop Dreams movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Aaron West)
Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.77 out of 4 stars for Metro Pulse (Joe Tarr) Metro Pulse (Joe Tarr)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson) Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov) Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.74 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert) Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There is a point in ''Hoop Dreams'' where the story, about two inner-city kids who dream of playing pro basketball, comes to a standstill while the mother of one of them addresses herself directly to the camera. ...read the complete Hoop Dreams movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.73 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web Site World Socialist Web Site
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for The QNetwork Film Desk (James Kendrick) The QNetwork Film Desk (James Kendrick)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.71 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic Reviews eFilmCritic Reviews
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Reel.com DVD review (Tim Knight) Reel.com DVD review (Tim Knight)
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Hoop Dreams (1994) scores a combined 2.59 out of 4 stars for Reel.com Reel.com
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