Pawn Sacrifice

2014

114 mins

Tobey Maguire is American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer in this true story directed by Oscar-winner Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai)... More

Tobey Maguire is American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer in this true story directed by Oscar-winner Edward Zwick (The Last Samurai) and written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Steven Knight (Locke). The film follows Fischer in the lead-up to the 1972 World Chess Championship match against USSR megamind Boris Spassky (Live Schreiber, Defiance), where the pressure surrounding the event chips away at Fischer’s state of mind…

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Pawn Sacrifice | Ratings & Reviews

73_%118 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® rating
66_%13,641 reviews
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"The film succeeds better at presenting chess as a subtle metaphor for the psychological warfare being waged behind the scenes."

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Variety

"Maguire tries hard, and has a good stab at Fischer's twitchy rage, but can't bring much freshness or specificity to anything else."

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The Telegraph

"Maguire flails around obligingly... But he can't quite carry it off..."

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The Guardian

"A classically helmed biopic that brings nothing new to the genre, but benefits from handsome craftmanship and solid performances by Tobey Maguire... and Liev Schreiber..."

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