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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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Reviews for Searching for Bobby Fischer
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.
It takes a lot to make the story of chess-playing little boys as absorbing as this one.
Revolves around chess but really focuses on those precious values that make life worth living.
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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