As sensitive as the young man at its center, Searching for Bobby Fischer uses a prodigy's struggle to find personal balance as the background for a powerfully moving drama.
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Director -
Steven Zaillian -
Producer -
William Horberg , Scott Rudin -
Screenwriter -
Steven Zaillian -
Distributor -
Argentina Video Home , Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Mirage Entertainment -
Rating -
PG -
Genre -
Biography , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 11, 1993, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$7.9M -
Runtime -
1h 50m -
Sound Mix -
Surround