Searching for Bobby Fischer fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, games, and everyday modern life
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Hopeful and wholesome
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, wholesome, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Sports, games, and everyday modern life
Its world is built around sports, games, and everyday modern life.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 89). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 50 min
Searching for Bobby Fischer runs 1 h 50 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Searching for Bobby Fischer higher (94) than audiences (77). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $7 million worldwide, 61% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+40GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Searching for Bobby Fischer in 54 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 38 storytelling tropes for Searching for Bobby Fischer, including Pragmatic Adaptation, Big Game, Real-Person Cameo.
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