Overview
Based on a true story from 1998, five Latino and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.
Director and cast
- John Leguizamo as Mario Martinez
- Rachel Bay Jones as Principal Kestel
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Mr. Roundtree
- Corwin C. Tuggles as Sedrick Roundtree
- Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Ito Paniagua
- Angel Bismark Curiel as Rodelay Medina
- Will Hochman as Gil Luna
- Jeffry Batista as Marcel Martinez
- Zora Casebere as Chanayah
- Ramses Jimenez as Andre Lamar
More films
Coach Carter (2005)
Drama · History · PG-13
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Director
- Thomas Carter
- Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard
Alive (1993)
Adventure · Drama · History · R
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Director
- Frank Marshall
- Cast
- Josh Hamilton, Bruce Ramsay, Ethan Hawke
Fearless (2006)
Action · Drama · PG-13
After going through a series of tragic events in his life, martial arts master Huo Yuanjia returns to Tianjin and must fight four international soldiers, in order to safeguard his nation's pride.
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Director
- Ronny Yu
- Cast
- Jet Li, Sun Li, Dong Yong
The Wave (2008)
Drama · Thriller · Not Rated
A school teacher discusses types of government with his class. His students find it too boring to repeatedly go over national socialism and believe that dictatorship cannot be established in modern Germany. He starts an experiment to show how easily the masses can become manipulated.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Director
- Dennis Gansel
- Cast
- Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Action · Drama · Thriller · War · PG-13
While flying a routine reconnaissance mission over Bosnia, fighter pilot Lt. Chris Burnett photographs something he wasn't supposed to see and gets shot down behind enemy lines, where he must outrun an army led by a ruthless Serbian general. With time running out and a deadly tracker on his trail, Burnett's commanding officer, Admiral ...
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Director
- John Moore
- Cast
- Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht
Comments
Talk about the film with other members