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Searching for Bobby Fischer
Running Time: 110 min.
MPAA Rating: PG
Box Office: / $7,266,383
Sound By: Dolby
Produced By: / Paramount

Summary:
Searching for Bobby Fischer was inspired by the life of chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin, as written by his father Fred Waitzkin. Josh (Max Pomeranc) is a "regular kid" who begins evincing signs of being a genius at chess. His father (Joe Mantegna) encour... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Joe Mantegna (Fred Waitzkin) Max Pomeranc (Josh Waitzkin) Joan Allen (Bonnie Waitzkin) Ben Kingsley (Bruce Pandolfini) All Cast & Crew >> Review: An extraordinary examination of child genius and all that comes with it, this stirring first directorial effort by ace screenwriter Steven Zaillian succeeds by simply letting everything in the movie's compositions speak for itself. Chess would not in ... Continue >>

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