Cheaters (TV)
2000 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High recruits seven students for an academic decathlon team. They work long hours, preparing for the February regional event, won for ten straight years by a privileged, preppy school. Steinmetz finishes just well enough to be invited to the state meet. When a team member steals a copy of the state test, the teacher and kids face a dilemma: to remain honest, or to cheat and score a victory for kids in underfunded schools. When they do well, they must face a withering barrage of investigations, accusations, lawyers' lies, and reporters' intrusions. Is it all worth it? What lessons does cheating teach?
Direction John Stockwell
Cast Jeff Daniels · Jena Malone · Paul Sorvino · Luke Edwards · Blake Heron · Dov Tiefenbach · Dan Warry-Smith · Anna Raj · Dominik Podbielski · Ned Eisenberg · Robert Joy · Lenka Peterson · Alex Poch-Goldin · Karen Glave · Marcia Bennett
Soundtrack Paul Haslinger
Screenplay John Stockwell
Cinematography David Hennings
Original title Cheaters (TV)
5.5
241 votes (FilmAffinity)
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