Life of a King (2013)
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The endgame is the only thing that'll set you free.
The true story of one man's mission to give inner city kids of Washington DC something he never had - a future. After being incarcerated for eighteen years, Eugene Brown established the Big Chair Chess Club to get kids off the streets and working towards lives they never believed they were capable of. This is his inspirational story.
- Released: 2013-06-22
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 41m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 221 votes
Directed by Jake Goldberger.
Top cast
- Cuba Gooding Jr. as Eugene Brown
- Malcolm M. Mays as Tahime
- Kevin Hendricks as Peanut
- Alani iLongwe as Clifton
- LisaGay Hamilton as Sheila King
- Dennis Haysbert as Searcy
- Rachae Amber Thomas as Katrina
- Richard T. Jones as Perry
- Paula Jai Parker as Gina Sanders
- Jaida - Iman Benjamin as Rhonda
Where to watch Life of a King
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, UP Faith & Family Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel , Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Pluto TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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