
Amateur(2018)
14-year-old basketball phenom Terron Forte has to navigate the under-the-table world of amateur athletics when he is recruited to an elite NCAA prep school.


The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

Mookie Cook
LeBron James

Caleb McLaughlin
Dru 'Lil Dru' Joyce III

Avery Serell Wills Jr.
Willie McGee

Khalil Everage
Sian Cotton

Wood Harris
Dru Joyce II

Natalie Paul
Gloria James

Dermot Mulroney
Keith Dambrot

Algee Smith
Illya McGee

Scoot Henderson
Romeo Travis

Katlyn Nichol
Savannah Brinson
Shooting Stars is a drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of sports, basketball, high school sports, basketball player, 1990s, star. Directed by Chris Robinson, it stars Mookie Cook, Caleb McLaughlin, Avery Serell Wills Jr.. The inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, launching James's breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
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