Boogie

Boogie

Shoot your shot.

Directed by Eddie Huang

Produced by Focus Features, Immersive Pictures

202189 min5.7 / 10

A coming-of-age sports drama about a talented young basketball player navigating family pressure, romance, and rivalry while chasing his NBA dreams in Queens.

Alfred “Boogie” Chin is a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.

Questions people ask

  • Does Boogie end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Boogie easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Boogie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Boogie violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Boogie sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Boogie

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Boogie

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Boogie, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Boogie, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Boogie, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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