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Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:24

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Though he's only seven, Josh looks at a chessboard and anticipates moves that mature chess players don't even see. He's a malleable young boy with an incredible talent for the game of masterminds.... Though he's only seven, Josh looks at a chessboard and anticipates moves that mature chess players don't even see. He's a malleable young boy with an incredible talent for the game of masterminds. When Josh begins honing his talent, playing a speedy version of the game called "blitz" with hustlers and hobos, his father decides to take him to world reknowned coach Bruce Pandolfini, who claims Josh may well be the second coming of chess legend Bobby Fischer. But family struggles ensue when the mother worries that in cultivating the genius, they may be hurting the child. [More]

Starring: Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley, Joan Allen

Starring: Joe Mantegna, Laurence Fishburne, Ben Kingsley, Joan Allen, Max Pomeranc

Director: Steven Zaillian

Director: Steven Zaillian
Composer: James Horner
Producer: Scott Rudin, William Horberg

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The mystery of Fischer's talent and torment adds depth to Searching for Bobby Fischer, about a young New York chess prodigy who doesn't want his genius to ruin his life.

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02/08/08
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

An intelligently crafted celebration of introspection and decency.

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Rob Gonsalves
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09/20/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
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Perfectly realized, exquisitely acted.

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07/20/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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A thoughtful and absorbing family drama.

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05/29/03
Dan Lybarger
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04/27/03
Andrea Chase
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04/04/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

It takes a lot to make the story of chess-playing little boys as absorbing as this one.

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12/30/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Revolves around chess but really focuses on those precious values that make life worth living.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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The film's simple message is that no one thing should ever dominate anyone's life, no matter how good he or she is at it.

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10/09/01
James Kendrick
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07/25/01
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