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.
Dramanew york citychesshustlerchild prodigychess championchess tournamentplaying chesschess matchpressure to perform
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
40 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Ironists.
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Cast
- Max PomerancJosh Waitzkin
- Joe MantegnaFred Waitzkin
- Joan AllenBonnie Waitzkin
- Ben KingsleyBruce Pandolfini
- Laurence FishburneVinnie
- Michael NirenbergJonathan Poe
- Robert StephensPoe's Teacher
- David PaymerKalev
- Hal ScardinoMorgan
- William H. MacyTunafish Father
Crew
- Steven ZaillianDirector
- Steven ZaillianScreenplay
- Fred WaitzkinNovel
- Conrad HallDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Wayne WahrmanEditor
- William HorbergProducer
- Scott RudinProducer
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