Here we've displayed a list of the best Chess Player films : The Dark Horse(2014), Queen of Katwe(2016), Magnus(2016), Pawn Sacrifice(2014), Return From the Ashes(1965), Life of a King(2013), Dangerous Moves(1985), The Chinese Cat(1944), Computer Chess(2013), A Little Game(2014), Queen to Play(2009), Fahim, the Little Chess Prince(2019) ... ...
Biography, Drama
New Zealand
2014
124 Minutes
Cliff Curtis James Rolleston Kirk Torrance Xavier Horan Miriama McDowell Wayne Hapi James Napier Robertson Te Ahorangi Retimana-Martin Sia Trokenheim
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A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
124 Minutes
Madina Nalwanga David Oyelowo Lupita Nyong'o Martin Kabanza Taryn "Kay" Kyaze Ronald Ssemaganda Ethan Nazario Lubega Esther Tebandeke
young girl missionary chess player parent rival chess grandmaster uplifting emotional cool uganda hut chess tournament classroom street market poverty struggle chess hope determination
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Documentary
Norway
2016
78 Minutes
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Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
Biography, Drama, History
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Tobey Maguire Peter Sarsgaard Liev Schreiber Michael Stuhlbarg Lily Rabe Robin Weigert Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Aiden Lovekamp Conrad Pla Evelyne Brochu Sophie Nélisse
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Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1965
105 Minutes
Maximilian Schell Samantha Eggar Ingrid Thulin Herbert Lom Talitha Pol Vladek Sheybal Jacques Cey Jacques B. Brunius
husband wife widow stepdaughter beautiful woman chess player melodramatic thrilling household europe bathroom deception inheritance romance murder greed infidelity fall quest wretched excess
In Paris, a Polish gigolo marries a rich Jewish doctor and stands to inherit her estate when she is deported to Dachau by the Nazis.
Drama
USA
2013
101 Minutes
Cuba Gooding Jr. Malcolm Mays Richard T. Jones Paula Jai Parker Carlton Byrd LisaGay Hamilton Dennis Haysbert Kevin Hendricks Jaida-Iman Benjamin Glenn Fontane Lyn Alicia Henderson
gang leader chess player student uplifting melodramatic gritty prison competition hall home high school regret control ex-convicts growth following your heart gangs 2000s
Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.
Mystery & Thriller
France|Liechtenstein|Switzerland
1985
100 Minutes
Michel Piccoli Alexandre Arbatt Leslie Caron Liv Ullmann Daniel Olbrychski Michel Aumont
chess player protégé wife hypnotist defector government official suspenseful intricate geneva hospital gas station press conference swimming pool chess cold war student-teacher relationship alcoholism smoking death threat rivalry
During the Cold War, the World Chess Championship clashed complete opposites - personal and political.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
65 Minutes
Sidney Toler Benson Fong Joan Woodbury Mantan Moreland Weldon Heyburn Ian Keith Sam Flint Cyrus W. Kendall Anthony Warde John Davidson Betty Blythe
charlie chan daughter chess player fiancé son chauffeur playful spirited confident fun house hotel family home murder case family honor investigation deception father/son relationship chess mystery discovery
The Cisco Kid and Pancho hold up a stagecoach and kidnap Ellen Roth. They take the girl, who is wanted on a murder charge, to the mission where Padre Angelo will look after her. She tells ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2013
91 Minutes
Myles Paige James Curry Robin Schwartz Gerald Peary Wiley Wiggins Patrick Riester Jim Lewis Freddy Martinez Bob Sabiston
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A 1980s-set story centered around a man vs. machine chess tournament.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2014
92 Minutes
F. Murray Abraham Makenna Ballard Janeane Garofalo Ralph Macchio Rachel Dratch Olympia Dukakis Fátima Ptacek Kimberly Quinn Gabriel Rush Franklin Ojeda Smith Oona Laurence
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A young girl finding her way around the city and her own life through chess lessons. This is also about being open to all the clues about your life and your options that surround you everyday.
Drama
2009
97 Minutes
Sandrine Bonnaire Kevin Kline Valerie Lagrange Francis Renaud Alexandra Gentil Alice Pol Didier Ferrari Laurence Colussi Élisabeth Vitali Daniel Martin Dominic Gould
housekeeper doctor chess player husband daughter expatriate emotional engaging spirited corsica hotel house bar chess self-discovery passion family individuality relationships transformation
A chambermaid (Sandrine Bonnaire) begs a reclusive employer (Kevin Kline) to teach her chess, then discovers that she has a real talent for the game.
Biography, Drama
2019
107 Minutes
Isabelle Nanty Gérard Depardieu Assad Ahmed Mizanur Rahaman Pierre Gommé Emmanuel Ménard Pierre-François Martin-Laval Didier Flamand
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