Story Line
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
“On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.”
Top 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
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Rating
6.7/ 10
Release Date
2015-09-16
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
ThrillerDrama
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User Reviews (2)
Reno
7/10
•9/29/2016**With this 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' is over for me.**
I know Bobby Fischer a genius American chess player, in fact, after watching the 'Searching for Bobby Fischer', which is another biopic as this one. Other than that I know nothing about h...
CinemaSerf
6/10
•6/14/2025This could have been a fascinating account of the troubled life of American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer - unfortunately, Tobey Maguire just couldn't quite convince me that he was that man! The well documented life of this chess genius and of his many...