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Searching For Bobby Fischer

1993, Movie, PG, 110 mins

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A quiet, probing study of the pressures inflicted on a seven-year-old boy (Max Pomeranc) and his family (Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen) when the child develops into a chess prodigy. The directorial debut of screenwriter Steve Zaillian (Schindler's List), this is a rare family film that's not afraid of conflict and complexity. With Ben Kingsley and Laurence Fishburne. Read the complete review for Searching For Bobby Fischer
Year: 1993
Rated PG

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Cast
Max Pomeranc: Josh Waitzkin
Joe Mantegna: Fred Waitzkin
Joan Allen: Bonnie Waitzkin
Ben Kingsley: Bruce Pandolfini
Laurence Fishburne: Vinnie
Michael Nirenberg: Jonathan Poe

 

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Question: A while back, I saw a preview for a movie with Johnny Knoxville in which he's confessing to a priest and his confessions are so bad the priest kicks him out of the church. I haven't heard about it since, but would love to know the title.


Answer: I haven't seen the trailer to which you're referring, but Johnny Knoxville has two completed movies kicking around, one awaiting a belated release and the other playing theaters on a regional basis. The Ringer, a broad comedy directed by Barry Blaustein and executive produced by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, stars Knoxville as an all-around failure who comes up with read more

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