Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

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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