Directed by:
Jake GoldbergerScreenplay:
Jake GoldbergerCinematography:
Mark SchwartzbardComposer:
Eric V. HachikianCast:
Cuba Gooding Jr., Dennis Haysbert, LisaGay Hamilton, Paula Jai Parker, Alfonso Freeman, Richard T. Jones, Jordan Calloway, Monyque Thompson Scott (more)Plots(1)
Life of a King is the true story of one mans inspiring mission to better the future of inner-city youth in Washington, D.C. After being incarcerated for 18 years, Eugene Brown (Academy Award-winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.) established the Big Chair Chess Club to help pull kids off the streets. Using the simple chess-inspired motto think before you move, Brown helped give troubled students something that he never had: a future. (Eagle Entertainment)
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There are movies where when you find out they are based on a true story, the whole story suddenly gains a new meaning. I had this experience with Life of a King. It just seemed to me like an incredibly naive film about a person who wants to give meaning and direction to kids from a troubled neighborhood by teaching them chess. But this club actually exists in real life, and it really works, helping kids. Once again, Cuba shows that he's a good actor, and it's a shame to see him in action flops like Deception. It's not a great film, but it's human, and that's nice too.
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