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Knights of the South Bronx

  • TV Movie
  • 20052005
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h 29m
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6.7/10
1.1K
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Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
Drama
A business man decides that he wants to teach school in the inner city and chooses a tough school in the South Bronx. He teaches the children how to play the game of chess, and along the way... Read allA business man decides that he wants to teach school in the inner city and chooses a tough school in the South Bronx. He teaches the children how to play the game of chess, and along the way they learn a lot about life.A business man decides that he wants to teach school in the inner city and chooses a tough school in the South Bronx. He teaches the children how to play the game of chess, and along the way they learn a lot about life.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.1K
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    • Allen Hughes
    • Jamal Joseph(teleplay)
    • Dianne Houston(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Ted Danson
    • Malcolm David Kelley
    • Brian Markinson
    • Allen Hughes
    • Jamal Joseph(teleplay)
    • Dianne Houston(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Ted Danson
    • Malcolm David Kelley
    • Brian Markinson
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    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Ted Danson in Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
    Malcolm David Kelley and Antonio Ortiz in Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
    Malcolm David Kelley in Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
    Malcolm David Kelley in Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
    Knights of the South Bronx (2005)

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    Ted Danson
    Ted Danson
    • Richard Mason
    Malcolm David Kelley
    Malcolm David Kelley
    • Jimmy Washington
    Brian Markinson
    Brian Markinson
    • Arnie
    Kate Vernon
    Kate Vernon
    • Pat
    Yves Beneche
    Yves Beneche
    • MD
    • (as Yves Michel-Beneche)
    Yucini Diaz
    • Renee Soto
    Antonio Ortiz
    Antonio Ortiz
    • Dawson Sosa
    Eugene Clark
    Eugene Clark
    • Gene
    Keke Palmer
    Keke Palmer
    • Kenya Russell
    Clifton Powell
    Clifton Powell
    • Cokey
    Devon Bostick
    Devon Bostick
    • Darren Mason
    Sandi Ross
    Sandi Ross
    • Pnicipal Nettie Weston
    Jason Burke
    • Peach
    Michael Anthony Rawlins
    • Lucien Dennis
    Raven Dauda
    Raven Dauda
    • Brenda
    Karen LeBlanc
    Karen LeBlanc
    • Dolly
    Philip Akin
    • Asst. Princpal Allen Hill
    Joan Gregson
    Joan Gregson
    • Elderly Rich Woman
      • Allen Hughes
      • Jamal Joseph(teleplay) (story)
      • Dianne Houston(teleplay)
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    • Trivia
      It took producer Diane Nabatoff 5 years to get this movie made.
    • Goofs
      During Dawson's first tournament game, two different chess clocks are used: a tan BHB and a dark brown USCF
    • Quotes

      Parent: Which kid is yours?

      Richard: All the black and Puerto Rican ones.

    User reviews12

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    7/10
    Somewhat unbelievable chess fable . I loved it.
    The director of this melodrama displays the customary tenuous grasp on how chess is played, and the mawkish sentimentality found in many an old school film. The actors do well to deliver the corny lines and represent the saintly kids of the Bronx.

    Unfortunately I teach chess to kids in a school, voluntarily and not as part of any job, as do many chess teachers: and know that chess is the great underdog of the educational world. Hey, I'd be over the moon if some individual ever bunged in a quid or fiver to support the chess, never mind a few thousand dollars. So this film had me weeping uncontrollably all the way through, and I'd watch it again just to get in touch my emotions.

    Kids, don't bang down on those clocks you'll break them, and Ted, don't swish the pieces at the and of the games, that would be the chess equivalent of spiking the football at the end of the game. OK, its only a film...sob, sob.
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    • clevelander
    • Apr 22, 2013

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2005 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • A+E Networks
      • Tiara Blu Films
      • Fox Television Studios
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color

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