Pawn Sacrifice (2015)
"On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness."
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score
Critics Score
🎬 68%
(RT: 71%, MC: 65) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla as Carmine Nigro
Is Pawn Sacrifice good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 1,045 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 68%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire. Wikipedia ↗
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