Movie Drama
Every journey begins with a single move.
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Max Pomeranc Joe Mantegna Joan Allen Ben Kingsley Laurence Fishburne Michael Nirenberg Robert Stephens David Paymer Hal Scardino Vasek Simek William H. Macy Dan Hedaya Laura Linney Anthony Heald Steven Randazzo Chelsea Moore Josh Mostel Josh Kornbluth Tony Shalhoub Austin Pendleton Tom McGowan Ona Fletcher Kamran Shirazi Roman Dzindzichashvili Jerry Poe McClinton Matt De Matt Vincent Smith Jerry Rakow William Colgate Tony De Santis R.D. Reid Anthony McGowan Katya Waitzkin Ryder Fleming-Jones Harris Krofchick John Bourgeois Maria Ricossa Caroline Yeager Andrew Sardella Nathan Carter Nicholas Taylor Jonathan Fazio Nicky Mellina Philip Neiman Elizabeth Gropman Joel Benjamin Mowdy Bobby Fischer
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