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Cheaters is a film of genre Drama directed by John Stockwell released in USA on 20 may 2000 with Jeff Daniels
Cheaters (2000)
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Add to a movie listCheaters is an HBO movie released in 2000 that chronicles the story of the 1994–1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD). It is based on a true story. The movie was filmed in Toronto and Chicago.
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Students at Steinmetz High School are less than enthusiastic about anything in the classroom, except for Jolie Fitch, a junior who enjoys Dr. Jerry Plecki's English class and is involved heavily in all discussions, especially on his favorite book Paradise Lost. Aside from teaching, Dr. Plecki is offered the position of Academic Decathlon coach, a job all the other teachers consider to be a waste of time for them as well as the students. Dr. Plecki holds an open call for the students after class, but no one arrives to participate. He is about to leave for the day when Jolie comes in and convinces him that he needs to look for the smarter students and recruit them. He succeeds in recruiting seven students (Darius, Matt, Paul, Dominik, Irwin, Agnieska, and Jolie). They spend the next few months studying hard for the regional competition.Actors
Jeff Daniels
(Dr. Gerard Plecki)
Jena Malone
(Jolie Fitch)
Paul Sorvino
(Constantine Kiamos)
Luke Edwards
(Darius Bettus)
Blake Heron
(Matt Kur)
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