# Life of a King

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## Overview
- **Genre:** Drama  
- **Release Year:** 2013  
- **Duration:** 1 hr 42 min  
- **Rating:** PG-13

A former felon looking for redemption tries to steer inner-city kids away from crime by forming an unconventional chess club in Washington, DC.

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#### Cast
- [Cuba Gooding Jr.](https://tubitv.com/person/13de5c/cuba-gooding-jr)  
- [Dennis Haysbert](https://tubitv.com/person/024989/dennis-haysbert)  
- [LisaGay Hamilton](https://tubitv.com/person/acc487/lisagay-hamilton)

#### Director
- [Jake Goldberger](https://tubitv.com/person/5ed848/jake-goldberger)

#### Genres
- [Drama](https://tubitv.com/category/drama)

#### Subtitles
- English

#### Audio Languages
- English

#### Rating
- PG-13 (Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious.)