When Steve James’ camera started rolling at that Chicago high school, no one thought he’d end up with the best sports documentary ever — let alone one of the most powerful coming-of-age tales. Two high school basketball players are on the track to becoming professionals but come from extremely underprivileged backgrounds that cause them to fight uphill battles every day. James’ capturing of the socioeconomic issues within urban high schools was unprecedented before Hoop Dreams, making this a documentary that everyone should see. [Hulu]

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