Pawn Sacrifice (2015) poster
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FilmPG-132015

Pawn Sacrifice

ThrillerDrama

Directed by Edward Zwick

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

21 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Sep 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 9, 2026 · How this works

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Pawn Sacrifice is a 2015 thriller drama film, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard and Liev Schreiber.

  • 18 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Sep 29, 2016 to Sep 15, 2026

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  • Brent Shepherd (he/him) @shepcatzero.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    By the way, a pretty good movie actually centered on Bobby Fischer is PAWN SACRIFICE (Zwick, 2014), starring Tobey Maguire as Fischer and Liev Schreiber as Boris Spassky. #SearchingForBobbyFischer #HATM

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  • Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    If you enjoy this one, in addition to the fabulous "The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix, I also thought that "Pawn Sacrifice" on Tubi was quite good, especially Liev Schreiber's performance as Boris Spassky. #HATM www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHv...

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  • Liberal Buddhist @liberalbuddhist.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    #SeptemberMovieChallenge #Moviesky #Filmsky #nightflight 📽️🎬 9/15 Sports biopic in a movie Pawn Sacrifice (2014)

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  • Christopher Bird @mightygodking.comBluesky · Apr 27, 2025

    54.) SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER (1993) - okay pairing this with PAWN SACRIFICE is a bit of a gimmick, but I am a sucker for a well-cut family movie trailer and this one is that, even if it uses the "every family movie string rise" music at the end

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  • shadowhugger @shadowhugger.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 21, 2026

    Found another Tobey Maguire movie on the Youtube. Pawn Sacrifice was solid. They did a good job making me hate but also feel kind of bad for Bobby Fischer lol. Other than him the rest of the film was okay.

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  • Christopher Bird @mightygodking.comBluesky · Apr 27, 2025

    53.) PAWN SACRIFICE (2015) - trailers are, at heart, about communicating two things: (some of) the plot, and the tone of the film. This one gives you both in spades; I love when those violins kick in halfway through as a metaphor for Bobby Fischer's unraveling mind

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Jun 6, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #PawnSacrifice #TobeyMaguire Loving Apple’s 'Star City'? Spider-Man Icon’s Tense Cold War Thriller Is Streaming for Free http://dlvr.it/TSvgYy

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  • HOA Scumbag @ah1980.bsky.socialBluesky · May 7, 2026

    Kevin Bacon's Russian in that one X-Men prequel movie was hilariously bad. On the other end of the spectrum, Liev Schreiber's Russian in Pawn Sacrifice was surprisingly great.

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  • Jim Henley Music @jimhenleymusic.bsky.socialBluesky · May 2, 2026

    I discovered tonight that Tobey Maguire played Bobby Fischer in a 2015 movie called Pawn Sacrifice. Then I discovered Steven Knight wrote the screenplay, so it became an instant watch. I like the movie much better than the (7/10) aggregate reviewers of IMDB.

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  • Reuven Fischer ☮️🀄️🎶♟️🐈‍⬛🧘🎨🖼️🕉️ 🪕🐦‍⬛☕️⭕️ 🧩 @gruvenreuven.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    They did a movie about Spiderman fighting Sabertooth….. it’s called “Pawn Sacrifice”

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  • Better Books @betterbookslife.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2025

    Just received Endgame in the mail. The rise and fall of Bobby Fischer. One of the all time greats of chess. Has anyone seen the movie Pawn Sacrifice, starring Tobey Maguire as Bobby? Excellent film.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Sep 17, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Thriller Movies Released on September 16! What's your fave? 1. Drive 2. Pink 3. Snowden 4. Pawn Sacrifice Check out all 63 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Thriller

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Jun 14, 2025

    This could have been a fascinating account of the troubled life of American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer - unfortunately, Tobey Maguire just couldn't quite convince me that he was that man! The well documented life of this chess genius and of his many demons is the stuff of public record, but this interpretation borders on the melodramatic just a bit too often, and the lead performance is way too one-dimensional for me to get beyond the initial reaction that he was a bit of an arse. An hugely…

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  • HouseTremere @housetremere.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 6, 2025

    In fact, that whole fucking movie was.....ugh. If you like chess, avoid the film Pawn Sacrifice. Good cast of actors, with a precious few good moments/details, but ugh, do they fuck up some basic fucking things.

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  • Eduard Antoniu @edisky.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Strange things with movies these days. In "Pawn Sacrifice", there's "Why Are We Sleeping" playing, uncredited. In an old French movie, a girl says "Gotta go to London". Dad is setting up the lights for Soft Machine' gig. What next?

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  • Nabil 🍉🇵🇸 @silkroadsMastodon · Dec 27, 2024

    To Be A World Champion 😨♟️ #movie #shorts #pawnsacrifice

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  • Nabil 🍉🇵🇸 @silkroadsMastodon · Dec 26, 2024

    How The Russians Cheat Chess 😨 😬 #movie #shorts #pawnsacrifice

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  • Nabil 🍉🇵🇸 @silkroadsMastodon · Dec 26, 2024

    Chess Master Showed His Mistake 🤭😬 #movie #shorts #pawnsacrifice

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  • King Richard the Nerd @kingrichardthenerd.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    Meh. My ★★½ review of Pawn Sacrifice on Letterboxd boxd.it/7ZSO0j #FilmSky #Movies #Letterboxd

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  • Norrette @[email protected]Mastodon · Nov 22, 2022

    Just watched #PawnSacrifice about Game 6 Fischer/Spassky. Sad, sad story about paranoia. Should always keep both sides of the brain active, to maintain sanity. https://t.co/xW3gsbP2rL

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  • Reno @RanganTMDB reviews · Sep 29, 2016

    With this 'Searching for Bobby Fischer' is over for me. I know Bobby Fischer a genius American chess player, in fact, after watching the 'Searching for Bobby Fischer', which is another biopic as this one. Other than that I know nothing about his life, so I'm very thankful for this film. From the director of many sensational flicks comes this to inspire you. Wait, did I say inspire, but I'm little confused over how this film to be considered. Bobby Fischer was a great player, but he had some…

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