Directed by:
Allen HughesCinematography:
Derick V. UnderschultzComposer:
Stephen EndelmanCast:
Ted Danson, Malcolm David Kelley, Keke Palmer, Clifton Powell, Devon Bostick, Brian Markinson, Kate Vernon, Karen LeBlanc, Gary Gerbrandt, Antonio Ortiz (more)Plots(1)
Middle-aged and recently unemployed, Richard Mason (Ted Danson) decides to return to his first love: teaching. He finds a job as an inner-city schoolteacher teaching fourth grade. Richard discovers a way to reach out to his skeptical students through the game of chess. Against all odds, he inspires his students to become champions, not only at chess, but in life! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Ted Danson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/120/161120252_db0b82.jpg)
Ted Danson
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
CSI: Immortality (2015) (TV movie)
Body Heat (1981)
![Malcolm David Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/463/164463756_5c2db7.jpg)
Malcolm David Kelley
USA
Best movies:
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Detroit (2017)
Antwone Fisher (2002)
![Keke Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155257_3225d2.jpg)
Keke Palmer
USA
Best movies:
The Wool Cap (2004) (TV movie)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Lightyear (2022)
![Clifton Powell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/110/163110551_d75ad7.png)
Clifton Powell
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Street Kings (2008)
The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV movie)
![Devon Bostick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279520_2d9bae.jpg)
Devon Bostick
Canada
Best movies:
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
![Brian Markinson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462482_fc8b3b.jpg)
Brian Markinson
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Apollo 13 (1995)
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001)
![Kate Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/320/320648_5c86ff.jpg)
Kate Vernon
Canada
Best movies:
Malcolm X (1992)
The Last Song (2010)
Wilder Days (2003) (TV movie)
![Karen LeBlanc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271992_7cd3a8.jpg)
Karen LeBlanc
Best movies:
Guilt by Association (2002) (TV movie)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008)
Gary Gerbrandt
Canada
Best movies:
Serendipity (2001)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
![Antonio Ortiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/879/161879057_423496.jpg)
Antonio Ortiz
USA
Best movies:
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
First Match (2018)
The Land of Steady Habits (2018)
Raven Dauda
Canada
Best movies:
A Slight Case of Murder (1999) (TV movie)
Paid in Full (2002)
Gossip (2000)
Kedar Brown
Jamaica
Best movies:
Interstate 60 (2002)
Flames of the Sun (1975)
Born to Be Blue (2015)
Spencer Van Wyck
Best movies:
The Lesser Blessed (2012)
Céline (2008) (TV movie)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
Philip Akin
Jamaica
Best movies:
Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
Liar, Liar (1993) (TV movie)
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)
Alex Karzis
Canada
Best movies:
The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV movie)
Blind Faith (1998)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
![Jennifer Robertson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/164/163164357_c13454.jpg)
Jennifer Robertson
Best movies:
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
Single All the Way (2021)
Sassy Pants (2011)
Sandi Ross
USA
Best movies:
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Camilla (1994)
Ascension (2014) (series)
David Macniven
UK
Best movies:
The Murdoch Mysteries (2004) (series)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
Yves Beneche
Best movies:
National Treasure (2004)
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
Michael Hanrahan
Best movies:
Knights of the South Bronx (2005) (TV movie)
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story (1999)
Dr. Cabbie (2014)