Knights of the South Bronx

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Movie Info

Inspired by the true-life tale of a dedicated elementary-school teacher who inspired his inner-city students by teaching them the game of chess, Allen Hughes' uplifting made for television feature marks a noted departure from such previous efforts as From Hell and Menace II Society. Richard Mason (Ted Danson) was middle-aged and unemployed when he decided to take up teaching inner-city students, and though most of the kids in his classroom couldn't have cared less about their education in the beginning, something curious happened as time went on. Realizing that he wasn't getting very far with his students through conventional means, Richard realized that he would have to innovate in order to encourage critical thinking among the impressionable youngsters. By breaking the curriculum and instead teaching his pupils the finer points of chess, the man who had once lost all motivation in life suddenly realizes just what a difference one teacher can make if they simply become more attuned to the needs of their students.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Drama, Television
Directed By:

Allen Hughes
Written By:

Dianne Houston, Jamal Joseph
In Theaters:

Dec 6, 2005 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Oct 30, 2007
Runtime:

120 minutes
Studio:

A&E Television Networks

Cast

Ted Danson
as Richard

Devon Bostick
as Darren

Yucini Diaz
as Renee Soto

Kate Vernon

Malcolm David Kelley
as Jimmy

Clifton Powell

David Macniven
as Kasparov's Manager

Brian Markinson
as Arnie

Yves Michel-Beneche
as MD

Antonio Ortiz
as Dawson

Alex Karzis

Keke Palmer
as Kenya Russell

Eugene Clark

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Critic Reviews for Knights of the South Bronx

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Stubbornly refuses to rise above its own genre, sticking so closely to the formula that it winds up earning more snickers than applause.

Nov 7, 2007 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

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Audience Reviews for Knights of the South Bronx

Mar 18, 2012

A well-executed, inspiring, feel good classroom film. I just love movies like this. A little more than made-for-tvish, but it did my heart good...

Cynthia S Super Reviewer
Mar 15, 2010

not one of the best family films going as it's slightly too predictable but good to see danson in a different type of role than usual... and also keke palmer who also played akeelah in akeelah and the bee seems to have a possibly bright future ahead of her as an actress

Sanity Assassin ! Super Reviewer
Jan 05, 2008

Who knew that a movie about chess could be so inspiring?

Ida K Super Reviewer