Pawn Sacrifice
On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.
A tense biographical drama about genius and mental fragility, where a chess match becomes a proxy for Cold War ideological struggle.
During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.
Essence
Ensemble
Tobey Maguire
Bobby Fischer
Peter Sarsgaard
Father Bill Lombardy
Liev Schreiber
Boris Spassky
Michael Stuhlbarg
Paul Marshall
Lily Rabe
Joan Fischer
Sophie Nélisse
Young Joan
Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
Teen Bobby Fischer
Conrad Pla
Carmine Nigro
Aiden Lovekamp
Young Bobby Fischer
Evelyne Brochu
Donna
Robin Weigert
Regina Fischer
Andreas Apergis
Uncle Paul
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Go darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Something gentler
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
