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 | Nov , 1992
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IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 2025
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IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2007
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IMDB 9 | Apr , 2022
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IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1997
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IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 1990
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 2015
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IMDB 6.7 | May , 2002
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IMDB 4.5 | Apr , 2002
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IMDB 7.7 | May , 1974
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IMDB 6.8 | Feb , 1999
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IMDB 1 | Sep , 1969
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IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 1997
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IMDB 7.8 | Dec , 1982
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IMDB 7.2 | Jan , 2004
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