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By Adam A (1,016) on 05 May 2006

These movies are some of my favorites…

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By James L (1,420) on 01 May 2006

Another one of my favorite films of the 90s…

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By Jennifer A (577) on 01 May 2006

Another one of my favorite films of the 90s…

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By Andrew J (1,127) on 25 Mar 2006

Great movie! It had a wonderfull storyline and suberb acting. Just thinking about this movie makes me want to play chess…

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By Kate D (194) on 22 Mar 2006

Really and inspirational film! it was great…

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By Jane H (144) on 17 Mar 2006

These pushy parent things are always painful but at the same time it is quite touching... poignant I think is the word…

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By Jon G (407) on 10 Mar 2006

About chess, so clearly not the most interesting movie. If you like Oscar-movies, you'll like this one…

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By Rash H (126) on 24 Feb 2006

This beautifully written masterpiece of a child prodigy in the game of life (and chess) is bound to touch the hearts of many, especially with…

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By Andre O (77) on 07 Oct 2005

I originally had this movie at a 2 /10 but someone conviced me 2 bring it up a significant amount,i woulda brought it up 2 5/10 but I guess…

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By Jay Boyar (463) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 01 May 2005

Searching for Bobby Fischer is an intensely fascinating movie capable of involving those who are ignorant about chess as well as those who…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 05 Apr 2005

A wonderful movie, a delicate and touching drama that takes us deep inside the eccentric competitive mystique of grandmaster chess…

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By Rita Kempley (781) for Washington Post (9,851) on 21 Mar 2005

A wonderfully acted, heartwarming family film, it suffers from a goopy score, but not in the least from its potentially stalemated subject…

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By Cris F (8) on 21 Feb 2005

[i]Maybe it is better not to be the best then you can lose and it's OK.[/i] - Josh (chess child prodigy) This is a great little sleeper of…

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By Zeek F (11) on 16 Nov 2004

An insightful, powerful film about prodigies and our responsibility, as a society, to encourage the development of these youths and enable…

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By Anthony S (1,574) on 04 May 2004

(VHS)(First Viewing, 2 Zaillian films seen) [i]A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the…

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By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 30 Aug 2003

[Zaillian] employs every trick and convention in the Hollywood book, but with such expertise, it feels original…

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 18 Sep 2001

Searching for Bobby Fischer is a story that sounds, on paper, like something that shouldn't succeed as a movie but when played out so remarkably…

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By Brian Webster (658) for Apollo Guide (1,430) on 24 Jul 2001

A thoughtful, meaning-filled movie that's deliberate in pace, low-key in style, but important in what it has to say and ultimately satisfying…

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By John A. Nesbit (472) for Old School Reviews (429) on 01 Jan 2000

Searching for Bobby Fischer approaches Josh's fears and self-doubt very effectively and does so with a lot of heart…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 01 Jan 2000

The script is so very rich, and different viewers will be able to latch onto different thematic and personally meaningful aspects without sacrificing…

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