Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) starring Joe Mantegna, Max Pomeranc, Joan Allen, Ben Kingsley, Laurence Fishburne. A father (Mantegna) discovers that his son Josh (Pomeranc) is a chess whiz, and enters him into competition. But Josh is a reluctant competitor, preferring to play for the love and fun of the game. Josh's father hires a chess teacher, Bruce, (Kingsley) for him; and Bruce tries to teach Josh to have contempt for his opponents, even to hate them. Based on the true story of Josh Waitzkin, this is an excellent movie about the drive to win and its costs. I'd seen it before, but the ending is better than I remembered. The film has good subtitles as well as closed captions. Grade: A-