Is The World Champion violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The World Champion sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The World Champion scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The World Champion easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The World Champion end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The World Champion

Name: The World Champion
Genre: Drama
Released: 2021
Duration: 145 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Ivan Yankovsky, Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Victor Dobronravov, Viktor Sukhorukov

Directed by Alexey Sidorov

Produced by Studio Trite, Central Partnership

2021145 min6.1 / 10

A tense, cerebral drama about a legendary chess match freighted with Cold War ideology, personal ambition, and the psychological toll of competition at the highest stakes.

Some sporting victories are about more than just claiming a title. Some of them go down in history. The film follows the most dramatic and legendary showdown in the history of chess – the match between Anatoly Karpov, then world champion, and Viktor Korchnoi, a recent emigrant from the USSR. In this battle between two outstanding chess players, a duel of personalities under immense psychological pressure, the stakes are incomprehensibly high.

Clusters

Corrupt Institutions Exposed Complicity Under Pressure Political Cover-Ups Thrillers Realistic Injustice Dramas Sports and Competitions

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Chess Chess Champion

Questions people ask

Is The World Champion violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The World Champion sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The World Champion scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is The World Champion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does The World Champion end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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