Above the Rim

About Above the Rim

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.

Above the Rim (1994) is a crime thriller film directed by Jeff Pollack. Its themes are basketball and sports.

Duane Martin stars as Kyle Lee Watson, Tupac Shakur as Birdie, Bernie Mac as Flip, and Marlon Wayans as Bugaloo. At 96 minutes long, it arrived in March 1994.

The screenplay is by Barry Michael Cooper and Benny Medina. In the United States it streams on Starz Apple TV channel and Starz Roku Premium Channel.

Space Jam, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and Coach Carter make useful companions to Above the Rim. TMDB voters put it at 7.1 out of 10 across 250 votes and it carries a R rating.