During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Directed by Edward Zwick
chess
cold war
1970s
victory
biography
chess champion
chess tournament
reykjavík, iceland
Rank
#81 in 2015·#4097 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Crew
Edward Zwick
Director
Steven Knight
Screenplay
Stephen J. Rivele
Screenplay
Christopher Wilkinson
Screenplay
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Steven Rosenblum
Editor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Christopher Wilkinson
Executive Producer
Tobey Maguire
Producer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Lon Bender
Sound Designer
Steven Rosenblum
Music Supervisor
Popular Reviews
291 reviews
Moataz
6.0★ · 05/12/26
Booooooooow We wanna hikaru nakamura movie Idgaf about boby ficher
Booooooooow We wanna hikaru nakamura movie Idgaf about boby ficher
Evan
10.0★ · 05/09/26
I didn’t expect a character study on the rise and fall of Bobby Fischer to be this good. Toby Maguire put his soul into this!
I didn’t expect a character study on the rise and fall of Bobby Fischer to be this good. Toby Maguire put his soul into this!
Sami Amin
8.0★ · 04/25/26
Bobby fischer so goated he just like me fr
Bobby fischer so goated he just like me fr
Rooney
9.0★ · 03/23/26
“Chess is life.”> “Chess is a search for truth.”If yk even a lil abt chess, you’ll love this movie sm, knowing Bobby's story beforehand just makes it heavier, and Tobey was perfect for the role.
one the best movies I've watched (as a chess player)
“Chess is life.”> “Chess is a search for truth.”If yk even a lil abt chess, you’ll love this movie sm, knowing Bobby's story beforehand just makes it heavier, and Tobey was perfect for the role.
one the best movies I've watched (as a chess player)
