Critical Thinking (film)

Critical Thinking
Official poster
Directed byJohn Leguizamo
Written byDito Montiel
Produced by
  • Carla Berkowitz
  • Scott Rosenfelt
  • Jason Mandl
Starring
CinematographyZach Zamboni
Edited byJamie Kirkpatrick
Music byChris Hajian
Production
companies
  • Chaplin/Berkowitz Productions
  • Cinema Veritas
  • Hialeah Park Studios
  • Shrodinger’s Cat Productions
Distributed byVertical Entertainment
Release date
  • September 4, 2020 (2020-09-04)
Running time
117 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget~$3 Million

Critical Thinking is a 2020 American biographical drama film based on the true story of the 1998 Miami Jackson High School chess team, the first inner-city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

Critical Thinking was directed by John Leguizamo (in his directorial debut), written by Dito Montiel, executive produced by Carla Berkowitz and Harvey Chaplin, and stars Leguizamo alongside Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Ramses Jimenez, Rachel Bay Jones and Michael K. Williams. It was released on September 4, 2020 by Vertical Entertainment.[2]

  1. ^ "Critical Thinking". South by Southwest. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
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