A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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
Tony Shalhoub
Chess Club Member
Austin Pendleton
Asa Hoffman
Tom McGowan
Reporter
Ona Fletcher
Kamran Shirazi
Self
Roman Dzindzichashvili
Jerry Poe McClinton
Park Player
Matt De Matt
Night Park Player
Vincent Smith
Washington Square Patzer
Jerry Rakow
William Colgate
Statistician
Tony De Santis
Jounalist
R.D. Reid
Final Tournament Director
Anthony McGowan
Park Dealer
82nd Girl
Ryder Fleming-Jones
Petey
Harris Krofchick
Running Chess Kid
John Bourgeois
Gym Parent
Maria Ricossa
Caroline Yeager
Screaming Mom
Andrew Sardella
Josh's Syracuse Opponent
Nathan Carter
Josh's Teammate
Nicholas Taylor
Birthday Friend
Jonathan Fazio
Nicky Mellina
Philip Neiman
Elizabeth Gropman
Joel Benjamin Mowdy
Bobby Fischer
Self (archive footage)
Steven Zaillian
Director
William Horberg
Producer
Scott Rudin
Jun 15, 1950
Jun 3, 1994
Mar 19, 1964
Jun 26, 2009
Oct 25, 2024
Oct 10, 2014
Jul 17, 2014
Sep 29, 1948
Sep 16, 2015
Jun 14, 2007
Oct 21, 2010
Mar 1, 2023
Dec 25, 2011
Nov 13, 2015
Nov 21, 2018
Jun 29, 2012
Mirage Enterprises
US
Scott Rudin Productions
Paramount Pictures
United States
English