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Searching for Bobby Fischer

Movie
1993
1h 50m
PG
English
Drama
User Score: 
7.5
Critic Score: 
95
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A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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Searching for Bobby Fischer

PG
Movie
1993
1h 50m
English
Drama
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Rating
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7.5
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CRITIC SCORE
95

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Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna
Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen
Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley
Bruce Pandolfini
Michael Nirenberg
Jonathan Poe
Robert Stephens
Poe's Teacher
William H Macy
Tunafish Father
Vasek Simek
Russian Park Player
Dan Hedaya
Tournament Director
Laura Linney
School Teacher
Anthony Heald
Fighting Parent
Steven Randazzo
Man of Many Signals
Chelsea Moore
Katya Waitzkin
Josh Mostel
Chess Club Regular
Josh Kornbluth
Chess Club Regular
Tony Shalhoub
Chess Club Member
Austin Pendleton
Asa Hoffman
Tom McGowan
Reporter
Ona Fletcher
Reporter
Directed By: Steven Zaillian
Written By: Steven Zaillian (Screenplay), Fred Waitzkin (Novel)

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Spiritualized Kaos says...
2 years ago
A chess prodigy learns from two schools.
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fscii says...
8 years ago
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Pretty good story but it has nothing to do with Bobby Fischer other than hoping this kid will be the next one. Fischer hated that they used his name and likeness without his permission and didn't give him a nickel. Ironically Josh Waitzkin never did make Grandmaster as was depicted in the film.
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Filipe Manuel Dias Neto
2 years ago
**The intricate world of chess, in the shadow of one of its most controversial masters.**

There is, in the world of sport – and for all intents and purposes, competitive chess turns out to be like a sport – a certain obsession with the stars, and their replacement when they go away. This is p More
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