In 2001, Lenny Cooke was the most hyped high school basketball player in the country, ranked above future greats LeBron James, Amar’e Stoudemire, and Carmelo Anthony. A decade later, Lenny has never played a minute in the NBA. In this quintessentially American documentary, filmmaking brothers Joshua and Benny Safdie track the unfulfilled destiny of a man for whom superstardom was only just out of reach.


Lenny Cooke (2013)
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Lenny Cooke
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Carmelo Anthony
Self

LeBron James
Self (archive footage)

Sonny Vaccaro
Self (archive footage)

Kobe Bryant
Self (archive footage)

Mike Krzyzewski
Self (archive footage)

Chris Bosh
Self (archive footage)

Joakim Noah
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Harvey Araton
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