Critical Thinking tells the true story of Cuban-American teacher Mario Martinez (John Leguizamo) and his national championship winning chess team at Miami Jackson High School. In 1998, Martinez forms a chess team with five LatinX and Black teenagers from the toughest underserved ghetto in Miami. With his guidance and unconventional methods, Martinez inspires the teens to achieve their potential.
This American biographical drama film is directed by John Leguizamo, from a screenplay by Dito Montiel. It stars Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael K. Williams, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Corwin Tuggles, Jeffry Batista, Zora Casebere and Ramses Jimenez.
- Starring : John Leguizamo/ Rachel Bay Jones
- Genre : Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : John Leguizamo
- Production : Cinema Veritas / Hialeah Park Studios / NRSP / Perfect Balance
- Distributor : Front Row Filmed Entertainment
Critical Thinking movie
Critical Thinking release date
- September 4, 2020 : USA (internet)
- September 4, 2020 : USA (limited)
Critical Thinking cast
- John Leguizamo as Mario Martinez
- Rachel Bay Jones as Principal Kestel
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Mr. Roundtree
- Corwin C. Tuggles as Sedrick Roundtree
- Jorge Lendeborg Jr. as Ito Paniagua (as Jorge Lendeborg)
- Angel Bismark Curiel as Rodelay Medina
- Will Hochman as Gil Luna
- Jeffry Batista as Marcel Martinez
- Zora Casebere as Chanayah
- Ramses Jimenez as Andre Lamar
- Todd Allen Durkin as Detective Ransone
- Brandon Somers as Harutyun Akopyan
- Isaac Beverly as Pickle
- Ruben E. A. Brown as Donny
- Sydney Arroyo as Cornelia
In November 2018, it was announced John Leguizamo will be directing Critical Thinking from a screenplay by Dito Montiel and that Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Michael K. Williams, Angel Bismark Curiel, Will Hochman, Jeffry Battista, Corwin Tuggles and Rachel Bay Jones had joined the cast of the film.
Critical Thinking was scheduled to have its world premiere at South by Southwest in March 2020. However, the festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film and scheduled it for release on September 4, 2020.
Leguizamo’s feature directorial debut holds an 89% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews.
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