Movie: Checkmate

Top 4 Billed Cast

Amos Pollock
Amos Pollock

Henry

Edie Hester
Edie Hester

Henry's Mother

Joa Contreras
Joa Contreras

The Opponent

Alex Anderson
Alex Anderson

Bully

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    A teenage boy's mother needs money for surgery, but she can't afford it. After he finds a poster for a chess competition with a grand prize of $10k, he enters without knowing anything about the game to win the cash prize.

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    2023-09-03

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    A young boy enters a chess tournament to save his mother.

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