Twee jongens uit ruige Chicago-wijken proberen gebruik te maken van hun wonderbaarlijke basketbaltalent in hun worsteling om het getto te verlaten.
Nee, helaas is Hoop Dreams nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Steve James | Director |
| Writing | Steve James | Writer |
| Writing | Frederick Marx | Writer |
| Editing | Fenell Doremus | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Ben Sidran | Music |
| Camera | Peter Gilbert | Director of Photography |
| Production | Steve James | Producer |
| Production | Peter Gilbert | Producer |
| Production | Neil Laird | Associate Producer |
| Production | Frederick Marx | Producer |
| Production | Catherine Allan | Executive Producer |
| Editing | William Haugse | Editor |
| Editing | Steve James | Editor |
| Editing | Frederick Marx | Editor |
