Checkmate

2010
2h 1m

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Aaron Carlson doesn't have the grades, the money, or the connections to realize his dreams of law school. But finally a judge offers him an opportunity: win a chess tournament and win admiss... Read allAaron Carlson doesn't have the grades, the money, or the connections to realize his dreams of law school. But finally a judge offers him an opportunity: win a chess tournament and win admission to law school.Aaron Carlson doesn't have the grades, the money, or the connections to realize his dreams of law school. But finally a judge offers him an opportunity: win a chess tournament and win admission to law school.

Director
- Arvin N. Berner
Writers
- Arvin N. Berner
- Baurzhan Dosmagambetov
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4.4/10

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Director
- Arvin N. Berner
Writers
- Arvin N. Berner
- Baurzhan Dosmagambetov
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Zachary Barnes had the same "chess instruction book" prop for most of the movie, and near the end of the shoot he realized it was only a prop; it didn't contain any information about chess.

Quotes
Aaron Carlson: That's totally tops!

Soundtracks
Butterflies
Written by Amelia Varni
Performed by Amelia Varni

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1/10

Worst chess

Directors who cannot fact check simple things like what is checkmate in scenes, who cannot insist on basic standards don't deserve their movie to be watched.