Pawn Sacrifice (2015)

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On the board he fought the Cold War. In his mind he fought his madness.

During the height of the Cold War, American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire.

• Released: 2015-09-16
• Genres: Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 1,096 votes

Directed by Edward Zwick.

Top cast

• Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer
• Peter Sarsgaard as Father Bill Lombardy
• Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky
• Michael Stuhlbarg as Paul Marshall
• Lily Rabe as Joan Fischer
• Sophie Nélisse as Young Joan
• Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Teen Bobby Fischer
• Conrad Pla as Carmine Nigro
• Aiden Lovekamp as Young Bobby Fischer
• Evelyne Brochu as Donna

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Pawn Sacrifice

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube

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