Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
Directed by Steven Zaillian · 110 min · Drama
51.2 TOPICAL score · #1,841 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993, directed by Steven Zaillian) has a TOPICAL score of 51.2 - ranked 1,841 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (676 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (676 ratings) · IMDb 7.3/10
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages
- Still read25,073 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna (actor #1,104), Joan Allen (actor #318), Ben Kingsley (actor #70)