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Cheaters

  • TV Movie
  • 20002000
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  • 1h 48m
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Cheaters (2000)
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  • Drama

Eleven students conspire with their teacher to cheat on an academic competition.Eleven students conspire with their teacher to cheat on an academic competition.Eleven students conspire with their teacher to cheat on an academic competition.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • John Stockwell
  • Writer
    • John Stockwell
  • Stars
    • Jeff Daniels
    • Jena Malone
    • Paul Sorvino
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Stockwell
  • Writer
    • John Stockwell
  • Stars
    • Jeff Daniels
    • Jena Malone
    • Paul Sorvino
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 62User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 nominations total

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    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • Dr. Gerard Pleckias Dr. Gerard Plecki
    Jena Malone
    Jena Malone
    • Jolie Fitchas Jolie Fitch
    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Constantine Kiamosas Constantine Kiamos
    Luke Edwards
    Luke Edwards
    • Darius Bettusas Darius Bettus
    Blake Heron
    Blake Heron
    • Matt Kuras Matt Kur
    Dov Tiefenbach
    Dov Tiefenbach
    • Irwin Flickasas Irwin Flickas
    Dan Warry-Smith
    Dan Warry-Smith
    • Paul Kurganas Paul Kurgan
    Anna Raj
    • Agnieska Maryniarczykas Agnieska Maryniarczyk
    Dominik Podbielski
    • Dominik Wesolowskias Dominik Wesolowski
    Ned Eisenberg
    Ned Eisenberg
    • Robert Cliffordas Robert Clifford
    Robert Joy
    Robert Joy
    • Larry Minkoffas Larry Minkoff
    Lenka Peterson
    Lenka Peterson
    • Mrs. Pleckias Mrs. Plecki
    Alex Poch-Goldin
    Alex Poch-Goldin
    • Jerry Marconias Jerry Marconi
    • (as Alex Poch Goldin)
    Karen Glave
    Karen Glave
    • Corrine Davisas Corrine Davis
    Marcia Bennett
    Marcia Bennett
    • Joan Isenbergas Joan Isenberg
    Ed Wadley
    • Statisticianas Statistician
    Jackie Richardson
    Jackie Richardson
    • Mrs. Fadelyas Mrs. Fadely
    Jeff A. Wright
    • Josh Hadenas Josh Haden
    • (as Jeff Wright)
    • Director
      • John Stockwell
    • Writer
      • John Stockwell
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    Storyline

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    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? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • teacher
    • competition
    • cheating
    • motivation
    • high school
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      • Putting The System To The Test
    • Genre
      • Drama
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      • Rated R for language
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director John Stockwell and the film's producers hired a private investigator to track down the real Dr. Gerald Plecki. It took nearly half a year to convince Plecki to sell his rights and become involved in the production.
    • Goofs
      When Dr. Plecki and the students are watching "Stand and Deliver" at his house, the scenes from that movie are shown out of order in "Cheaters".
    • Quotes

      Irwin Flickas: It was a multiple choice test. Nobody told me you could only pick one answer!

    • Connections
      Features Stand and Deliver (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Roads
      Written by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley

      Performed by Portishead

    User reviews62

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    Top review
    9/10
    "Isn't Cheating Wrong?"
    What I absolutely loved about this movie is the fact that it displays a genuine moral dilemma without necessarily preaching anything. It doesn't provide viewers a standpoint for moral ascendancy, instead, the viewers get the pleasure of interpreting the situation, thus gaining that threshold for ascendancy.

    I'd say the film did play out a bias, and the bias was in favor of the students from Steimetz High. I'd say that it is rather a fair bias, because it is rare to see the cheaters as the protagonist. Amidst this, they weren't portrayed as the over-glamorized heroes that will promote a cheating society. What John Stockwell did was to give us a dose of reality, an arena for sympathize with cheaters, at the same time, displaying the consequences of the human act.

    I love the mixture of documentary footages. Opening Credits was awesome, wherein there were raw footage in grainy stock of actual American high school. It played greatly on the emotional framework that the film worked on and I'm so glad my parents were able to find a copy of the film on DVD.
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    • insomniac_dreamer
    • Mar 4, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Những kẻ gian lận
    • Filming locations
      • Central Tech. High School, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Nitelite Entertainment
      • De Passe Entertainment
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1
      • 1.78 : 1

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