The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.
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| John Leguizamo | ... | Mario Martinez | |
| Rachel Bay Jones | ... | Principal Kestel | |
| Michael Kenneth Williams | ... | Mr. Roundtree | |
| Corwin C. Tuggles | ... | Sedrick Roundtree | |
| Jorge Lendeborg Jr. | ... | Ito Paniagua (as Jorge Lendeborg) | |
| Angel Bismark Curiel | ... | Rodelay Medina | |
| Will Hochman | ... | Gil Luna | |
| Jeffry Batista | ... | Marcel Martinez | |
| Zora Casebere | ... | Chanayah | |
| Ramses Jimenez | ... | Andre Lamar | |
| Todd Allen Durkin | ... | Detective Ransone | |
| Brandon Somers | ... | Harutyun Akopyan | |
| Isaac Beverly | ... | Pickle | |
| Ruben E. A. Brown | ... | Donny | |
| Sydney Arroyo | ... | Cornelia | |
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CRITICAL THINKING is based on the story of the 1998 Miami Jackson Senior High School chess team that defied the odds and overcame incredible adversity to become the first urban high school to win the U.S. Chess National Championship. John Leguizamo stars as Mario Martinez, the determined high school teacher who's unwavering belief in his students set in motion the rise of the Miami Jackson chess team from the city streets of1998 Miami, to the spotlight as national champions.
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