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A 2002 American comedy written and directed by Andrew Gurland that has a group of students (Trevor Fehrman, Elden Henson, Matthew Lawrence, and Martin Starr) plotting to cheat on tests to get through high school and get into college.

The movie also stars Mary Tyler Moore, Maggie Lawson, Babz Chula, David Krumholtz, Griffin Dunne, Morris Panych, and Jewel Staite.

It was released on September 20, 2002.


Tropes for the film:

  • Adoption Diss: Victor does this to Mrs. Hanson's son, much to his friends' dismay, and one of them telling him that it is a good thing to do so.
  • Facepalm: A couple of Victor's friends do this when he is one the phone with Mrs. Hanson's son, as he lies about being the boy's father and says that adoption is not a good thing and "unnatural".
  • One-Word Title: Cheats.
  • Tagline: "Where there's a will there's an 'A'".

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