Searching for Bobby Fischer

"Every journey begins with a single move."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

43,520 votes

98/100

Fresh

89/100

Metascore

7.1/10

629 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$12.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$7.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$7,266,383

United States

Loss

$-4,733,617

ROI: -39%

Budget Recovery61% of budget

$0|Budget: $12.0M|Revenue: $7.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

34.1K

Daily Avg

569

7-Day Trend

-11%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Toronto

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Themes & Subjects

#chess

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Conrad Hall

Music / Score

James Horner

Distributors

NetflixParamount Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Searching for Bobby Fischer

Available in 26 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Paramount Plus Essential	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
Australia	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

Germany12

FranceU

JapanG

SpainAPTA

PortugalM/12

Production

Director

Steven Zaillian

Writers

Steven Zaillian, Fred Waitzkin

Production Companies

Mirage EnterprisesScott Rudin ProductionsParamount Pictures

Cast

Max Pomeranc

Josh Waitzkin

Joe Mantegna

Fred Waitzkin

Joan Allen

Bonnie Waitzkin

Ben Kingsley

Bruce Pandolfini

Laurence Fishburne

Vinnie

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Michael Nirenberg

Jonathan Poe

Robert Stephens

Poe's Teacher

David Paymer

Kalev

Hal Scardino

Morgan

William H. Macy

Tunafish Father

Vasek Simek

Russian Park Player

Dan Hedaya

Tournament Director

Tags & Keywords

new york citychesshustlerchild prodigychess championchess tournamentplaying chesschess matchpressure to perform

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