Film2020117 min

Critical Thinking

Name: Critical Thinking
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: 117 min
Cast: John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Corwin C. Tuggles, Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Taste attributes: dramateenheavyrealisticenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationship

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"Chess is the great equalizer"

Boxlist takeA grounded drama, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.9 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

Based on a true story from 1998, five Latino and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.

Synopsis: TMDB