Overview
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorEdward Zwick
Cast
Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Katie Bird Nolan
Maria
Ilia Volok
KGB Agent
Peter Janov
KGB Agent
Spiro Malandrakis
Reporter
Arthur Holden
Party Guest #3
Raphael Grosz-Harvey
Donald Byrne
John Maclaren
Theodore Tremblay
Vitali Makarov
Yovanovic
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Keywords
chesscold war1970svictorybiographychess championchess tournamentreykjavík, iceland
Details
Budget
$19M
Revenue
$6M
TMDb Votes
1,061
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026