8.3
Score
Budget$12M
Box office$7.3M
LanguageEN
CountriesUnited States of America
Searching for Bobby Fischer
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.
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