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Endgame

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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 09/25/2015
Carmen Marron's underdog tale of a Hispanic chess team makes too many predictable moves. Go to Full Review
Kevin Crust Los Angeles Times 09/25/2015
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. Go to Full Review
Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com 06/27/2016
2.5/4
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. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media 10/16/2015
3/5
Inspiring, if cheesy, story about chess has tragic moments. Go to Full Review
Dann Gire Chicago Daily Herald 10/08/2015
2/4
[A] staid but well-intentioned after-school special game movie that's been checkmated by clichs. Go to Full Review
Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 09/25/2015
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. Go to Full Review
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Michael W @mawilps 02/16/2024 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. See more 04/23/2021 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. See more 10/03/2016 Kinda like a college film project more than anything. Dud. See more 08/30/2016 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. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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