Cheaters (2000)
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80% of critics liked it
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57% of users liked it
(509 ratings)
Moral hypocrisy and the woes of America's public schools and educational system are the focus of Cheaters, which is based on a real-life 1995 cheating scandal at a Chicago high school. In a working class area of the city, teacher Dr. Gerald Plecki (Jeff Daniels) is desperate for his students to… More Moral hypocrisy and the woes of America's public schools and educational system are the focus of Cheaters, which is based on a real-life 1995 cheating scandal at a Chicago high school. In a working class area of the city, teacher Dr. Gerald Plecki (Jeff Daniels) is desperate for his students to triumph at an upcoming academic decathlon against students of a more affluent high school across town. His desperation causes him to cast a blind eye when one of his students gets hold of a copy of the decathlon test -- and, thanks to their combined dedication to cheating -- the team wins the competition with the highest total score in state history. Of course, the score leads to suspicion on the part of Illinois officials, and the resulting scandal is accompanied by a media frenzy of monolithic proportions. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Stockwell
- Written By
- John Stockwell
- Genres
- Drama, Television
R,
- In Theaters
- May 20, 2000 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 9, 2001
- Studio
- HBO Video
Critic Reviews
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...Cheaters is more than just movie-of-the-week fodder.
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Scott Von Doviak, culturevulture.net
Pulls the clichés of the inspirational teacher movie straight through the looking glass.
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Cast
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Jeff Daniels
as Dr. Gerald Piecki
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Jena Malone
as Jolie Fitch
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Paul Sorvino
as Constantine Kiamos
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Luke Edwards
as Darius
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Dan Warry-Smith
as Paul
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Blake Heron
as Matt
- Robert Joy
- Ned Eisenberg
- Dov Tiefenbach
