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Cheaters (2000)

Cheaters poster
Directed by
John Stockwell
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
16
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of high school students and their teacher conspire to cheat in a national academic competition. The story follows the pressure they face and the consequences of their actions.

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What happens

Cheaters is a 2000 American drama television film written and directed by John Stockwell and starring Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Blake Heron, Luke Edwards, and Paul Sorvino. It chronicles the true story of the 1994–1995 Steinmetz High School team that cheated in the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD). It aired on HBO on May 20, 2000. It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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