Endgame

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Endgame

Released Sep 25, 2015

1h 30m

Drama

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With help from his coach (Efren Ramirez), a boy (Rico Rodriguez) tries to help his school's chess team reach the Texas state finals.

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Bill Edelstein

Variety

Carmen Marron's underdog tale of a Hispanic chess team makes too many predictable moves.

Sep 25, 2015

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

The otherwise congenial film plays itself to a draw because of flat characters and a script that overdoes the melodrama in the service of checking off a series of genre tropes borrowed from sports movies.

Sep 25, 2015

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Dustin Putman

TheFilmFile.com

There isn't a single surprising development or unforeseen story turn in "Endgame," and yet, as a study in formulaic Screenwriting 101 filmmaking, it's really rather pleasant and sometimes surprisingly moving.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 27, 2016

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Inspiring, if cheesy, story about chess has tragic moments.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 16, 2015

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Dann Gire

Chicago Daily Herald

[A] staid but well-intentioned after-school special game movie that's been checkmated by clichs.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 8, 2015

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Louis Proyect

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A very modest film having much in common with the after-school Disney TV shows about kids and geared to kids. If you have kids that play chess, they'll enjoy this.

Sep 25, 2015

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Michael W

This chess movie was pretty good. Rico Rodriguez, Efren Ramirez, Justina Machado, Ivonne Coll, and the rest of the cast did a pretty good job in this movie. This true story about an elementary school chess team in Brownsville, TX winning the state championship was dramatic and inspirational. It's about believing in yourself and playing as a team. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you may enjoy it. It wasn't very good, but it wasn't terrible.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Gabriel Isaiah G

Very cliche, Disney-film, and flat out corny. However, it does well within that lane of movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/23

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Audience Member

This story is about my school district's use of chess to motivate the kids in the district and get funding for our schools. It was a good movie but the way our town's culture was portrayed is just not real. It was too cliché in it's portrayal of life in a border town. It was almost insulting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

Kinda like a college film project more than anything. Dud.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

AS A BROWNSVILLIAN, nothing hits home more than his movie! Even I found myself sitting at my school desk only to bed recognized as the little sister of the trouble making yet ALL STAR FOOTBALL PLAYER. I was never called by my name but by "his little sister". To this day I am nothing like him. Brownsville is well known for it poverty and immigration issues. We all know it. So when we are recognized for something positive we are ecstatic! I just want to thank everyone that was involved in making this movie. You showcased Brownsville in a wonderful inspiring way. I am proud to be From a town that, although we are bound to fail against all odds, we triump through the oppression. BROWNSVILLE IS THE ULIMATE UNDERDOG.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Synopsis

With help from his coach (Efren Ramirez), a boy (Rico Rodriguez) tries to help his school's chess team reach the Texas state finals.

Director: Carmen Marron
Producer: Sandra Avila, Carmen Marron
Screenwriter: Hector Salinas, Carmen Marron
Distributor: Late Bloomer Productions
Production Co: Avila Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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