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Based on the book by four-time NBA Champion LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Friday Night Lights," "Shooting Stars" tells the inspirational origin story of global basketball icon LeBron James. The film reveals how young LeBron (Marquis “Mookie” Cook) and his childhood friends—Lil Dru (Caleb McLaughlin, "Stranger Things"), Willie McGee (Avery S. Wills, Jr., "Swagger") and Sian Cotton (Khalil Everage, "Cobra Kai")—teamed up to became the top high school team in America, kickstarting LeBron’s storied career as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

2023 · 1h 55m
Director Chris Robinson

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Shooting Stars

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Based on the book by four-time NBA Champion LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Friday Night Lights," "Shooting Stars" tells the inspirational origin story of global basketball icon LeBron James. The film reveals how young LeBron (Marquis “Mookie” Cook) and his childhood friends—Lil Dru (Caleb McLaughlin, "Stranger Things"), Willie McGee (Avery S. Wills, Jr., "Swagger") and Sian Cotton (Khalil Everage, "Cobra Kai")—teamed up to became the top high school team in America, kickstarting LeBron’s storied career as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.

COMMON SENSE

Well-acted basketball biopic has language, teen drinking.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.1
Reviews 35
Fresh 19
Rotten 16

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Studio
Peacock
Released
2023
Run Time
1 hr 55 min
Rated
PG-13
Region of Origin
United States
© 2023 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, French
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), * (AD)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.