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Moral hypocrisy and the woes of America's public schools and educational system are the focus of Cheaters, which is based on a real-life 1995 cheating scandal at a Chicago high school. In a working cl... read more read more...ass area of the city, teacher Dr. Gerald Plecki (Jeff Daniels) is desperate for his students to triumph at an upcoming academic decathlon against students of a more affluent high school across town. His desperation causes him to cast a blind eye when one of his students gets hold of a copy of the decathlon test -- and, thanks to their combined dedication to cheating -- the team wins the competition with the highest total score in state history. Of course, the score leads to suspicion on the part of Illinois officials, and the resulting scandal is accompanied by a media frenzy of monolithic proportions. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi

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R, 2 hr.

Directed by: John Stockwell

Release Date: May 20, 2000

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DVD Release Date: January 9, 2001

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  • DragonEyeMorrison
    February 9, 2008
    DragonEyeMorrison
    Surprisingly good film inspired by real events, an acid social critique of both the media and the education system. Jeff Daniels can be very good in the right roles.
  • SunilJawahir
    October 17, 2008
    SunilJawahir
    A pretty cool TV movie about students sticking it to standardized testing.
  • cacutshaw
    February 9, 2008
    cacutshaw
    I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this one. Almost a portrait of modern day life where everything is alright as long as you wind up on top.

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David Nusair
October 2, 2002
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...Cheaters is more than just movie-of-the-week fodder. Full Review

Scott Von Doviak
September 10, 2001
Scott Von Doviak, culturevulture.net

Pulls the clichés of the inspirational teacher movie straight through the looking glass. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 17, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Michael Szymanski
June 1, 2005
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Nell Minow
April 8, 2004
Nell Minow, Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

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Kevin N. Laforest
April 4, 2011
Kevin N. Laforest, Montreal Film Journal

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