Review of Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) by Anya Z — 04 Mar 2008

Beautiful little boy with gorgeous eyes!!!!!! nice family drama film.

This review of Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) was written by Anya Z on 04 Mar 2008.

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By Mike V (837) on 06 Jun 2013

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By Brian B (2,161) on 22 Aug 2013

Ben Kingsley was great as usual. I cried when he gave Josh the certificate - what a little sweetie. I loved the very end…

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By Thomas K (624) on 26 Nov 2014

When I saw this film 21 years ago I loved it but never thought it would hold up nearly as well as it has…

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By Alynic B (11) on 08 Nov 2013

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By Juan A (209) on 29 Nov 2014

I can't believe this movie is over 20 years. A forgotten favorite of mine and probably the best movie about sportsmanship…

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By Janette R (128) on 11 May 2014

Does exactly what it is supposed to, provides loving narrative about a boy and his father figures, it plays with the chess subject manner without…

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By Malcolm Johnson (219) for Hartford Courant (284) on 14 May 2018

Zaillian brings Searching for Bobby Fischer to a satisfying ending, but throughout the film he holds us with the finely balanced writing of…

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