Drama /

Score: 70.7%( 593 votes )

Overview: A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.

Cast:

Max Pomeranc
Josh Waitzkin

Joe Mantegna
Fred Waitzkin

Joan Allen
Bonnie Waitzkin

Ben Kingsley
Bruce Pandolfini

Laurence Fishburne
Vinnie

Michael Nirenberg
Jonathan Poe

Robert Stephens
Poe's Teacher

David Paymer
Kalev

Hal Scardino
Morgan

William H. Macy
Tunafish Father

Vasek Simek
Russian Park Player

Dan Hedaya
Tournament Director

Laura Linney
School Teacher

Anthony Heald
Fighting Parent

Steven Randazzo
Man of Many Signals

Chelsea Moore
Katya Waitzkin

Josh Mostel
Chess Club Regular

Josh Kornbluth
Chess Club Regular

Tony Shalhoub
Chess Club Member

Austin Pendleton
Asa Hoffman

Tom McGowan
Reporter

Ona Fletcher
Reporter

Kamran Shirazi
Himself

Roman Dzindzichashvili
Himself

Jerry Poe McClinton
Park Player

Matt De Matt
Night Park Player

Vincent Smith
Washington Square Patzer

Jerry Rakow
Washington Square Patzer

William Colgate
Statistician

Tony De Santis
Jounalist

R.D. Reid
Final Tournament Director

Anthony McGowan
Park Dealer

Katya Waitzkin
82nd Girl

Ryder Fleming-Jones
Petey

Harris Krofchick
Running Chess Kid

John Bourgeois
Gym Parent

Maria Ricossa
Gym Parent

Caroline Yeager
Screaming Mom

Andrew Sardella
Josh's Syracuse Opponent

Nathan Carter
Josh's Teammate

Nicholas Taylor
Birthday Friend

Jonathan Fazio
Birthday Friend

Nicky Mellina
Birthday Friend

Philip Neiman
Birthday Friend

Elizabeth Gropman
Birthday Friend

Joel Benjamin Mowdy
Himself

Bobby Fischer
Himself (archive footage)