A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Casts Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Nirenberg, Robert Stephens, David Paymer, Hal Scardino, William H. Macy
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IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2008
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IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 1986
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IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 2007
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IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2000
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IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1982
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IMDB 5.7 | Apr , 1995
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IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1997
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IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 1993
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IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 2005
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IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 2003
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IMDB 6.2 | Mar , 1989
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IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1987
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IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 1996
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IMDB 7.1 | Jun , 1977
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IMDB 7.7 | Mar , 2005
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