Best Chess movies

Actors : Michael Stuhlbarg, Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber,
Directors : Edward Zwick,

Set during the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers and his own struggles as he challenges the Soviet Empire.

Actors : Lupita Nyong'o, Madina Nalwanga, Martin Kabanza, David Oyelowo,
Directors : Mira Nair,

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.

Actors : Patrick Riester, Tom Fletcher, Wiley Wiggins, Kriss Schludermann,
Directors : Andrew Bujalski,

A 1980s-set story centered around a man vs. machine chess tournament.

Actors : James Napier Robertson, Kirk Torrance, James Rolleston, Cliff Curtis,
Directors : James Napier Robertson,

A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.

Actors : John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James, Stuart Wilson,
Directors : Marleen Gorris,

Two worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.

Actors : Jennifer Beals, Francis Renaud, Sandrine Bonnaire, Kevin Kline,
Directors : Caroline Bottaro,

Middle-aged chambermaid Hélène's newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their ho-hum lives in the ...

Actors : Max Pomeranc, Ben Kingsley, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen,
Directors : Steven Zaillian,

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Actors : Rachel Bay Jones, Corwin C. Tuggles, John Leguizamo, Michael Kenneth Williams,
Directors : John Leguizamo,

The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

Actors : George Dick, Alex Hill, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dennis Haysbert,
Directors : Jake Goldberger,

Ex-felon, Eugene Brown, establishes a Chess Club for inner city teenagers in Washington, D.C.

Actors : Samuel L. Jackson, Giancarlo Esposito, Sean Nelson, N'Bushe Wright,
Directors : Boaz Yakin,

Death and violence anger a 12-year-old drug courier, who puts his employer's against each other.

Actors : Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Pressman, Lisa Chess, Alan Rosenberg,
Directors : Michael Pressman,

Television director and producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their attempts to stage the play and work...

Actors : Christopher Lambert, Daniel Baldwin, Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt,
Directors : Carl Schenkel,

A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer ...

Actors : Robert Wieckiewicz, Bill Pullman, Lotte Verbeek, James Bloor,
Directors : Lukasz Kosmicki,

During 1962's Cuban missile crisis, a troubled math genius finds himself drafted to play in a U.S.-Soviet chess match -- and a deadly game of espionage.

Actors : Sonia Vachon, Mylène St-Sauveur, Marc-André Grondin, Normand D'Amour,
Directors : Éric Tessier,

5150 ELM'S WAY is located at the end of a quiet street in a small town. When Yannick fell off his bike, he knocked at the door of the Beaulieu residence so he could clean the blood off his ...

Actors : Simran Choudhary, Rakul Preet Singh, Nithiin, Priya Prakash Varrier,
Directors : Chandra Sekhar Yeleti,

The story of a prisoner on Death row fighting his wrongful conviction in the backdrop of Chess.

Actors : Ishita Deshmukh, Trupthi Ravindra, Rukmini Sutar,
Directors : Santosh Davakhar,

A suffocating young bride, Suman, uses her lover Sarjerao's obsession in Gondhal ritual and turns sacred tradition into a deadly chess match.

Actors : Cassie Brennan, Dimitri Agado, Ivan Cisneros, José D. Cantú,
Directors : Carmen Marron,

Since he was 5 yrs old, Jose's abuelita taught him to play chess like his grandfather who was a champion in Mexico. Now as part of the Brownsville school team, Jose has the chance to use ...

Actors : Hera Hilmar, Kelsey Grammer, Jeremy Irvine,
Directors : Claudio Fäh,

A married couple embarks on a hot-air balloon adventure, but unforeseen circumstances lead to life-threatening situations that test their love and resilience as they fight for survival.

Actors : Maya van den Broecke, Cas Enklaar, Lisa De Rooy, Derek de Lint,
Directors : Esmé Lammers,

A fairytale about a young girl who learns to play chess and at the same time finds her father.

Actors : Dong-wook Kim, Ji-Young Park, Min-jun Kim, Yeo-jeong Jo,
Directors : Dae-seung Kim,

A tragic love triangle story between Hwa-Yeon, a daughter of a nobleman, her true love Kwon-Yoo, a servant and the man who will be King, Prince Sungwon.