Directed by:
Steven ZaillianScreenplay:
Steven ZaillianCinematography:
Conrad L. HallComposer:
James HornerCast:
Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne, David Paymer, Vasek Simek, Hal Scardino, William H. Macy, Dan Hedaya, Laura Linney (more)VOD (1)
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Josh Waitzkin is a typical seven-year-old who happens to be a chess prodigy. His father, a sportswriter, is determined to see his son become a champion. Searching for Bobby Fischer is about their heartwarming journey of discovery, as a father and son learn the one thing neither can afford to lose: their love for each other. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Max Pomeranc
USA
Best movies:
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Fluke (1995)
Joe Mantegna
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Joan Allen
USA
Best movies:
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Hachiko: A Dog's Story (2009)
Ben Kingsley
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Shutter Island (2010)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Laurence Fishburne
USA
Best movies:
The Matrix (1999)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
The Color Purple (1985)
David Paymer
USA
Best movies:
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
Payback (1999)
Into the West (2005) (series)
Vasek Simek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Ed Wood (1994)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Green Card (1990)
Hal Scardino
USA
Best movies:
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Man in an Orange Shirt (2017) (TV movie)
William H. Macy
USA
Dan Hedaya
USA
Best movies:
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Mulholland Dr. (1999) (TV movie)
Maverick (1994)
Laura Linney
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
Love Actually (2003)
Sully (2016)
Anthony Heald
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The X Files: Closure (1999) (video compilation)
8MM (1999)
Josh Mostel
USA
Best movies:
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Radio Days (1987)
Josh Kornbluth
USA
Best movies:
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Bartleby (2001)
Jack (1996)
Tony Shalhoub
USA
Best movies:
Gattaca (1997)
Cars (2006)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Austin Pendleton
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Finding Nemo (2003)
The Front Page (1974)
John Bourgeois
Canada
Best movies:
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
The Comey Rule (2020) (series)
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Andrew Sardella
Canada
Best movies:
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Summer's End (1999) (TV movie)
Shadow Builder (1998)
Robert Stephens
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Chaplin (1992)
Cleopatra (1963)
Tom McGowan
USA
Best movies:
As Good as It Gets (1997)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Ghost World (2001)