Chess Movies

A documentary about the top Dutch chess players of 1979

In the gripping drama "God Help Us", a desperate man stands on the edge of self-destruction caught in a supernatural game of life and death. An Angel...

Two friends steal a crystal ball in an antique store, but the owner takes cruel revenge using a magic chess set.

In an alternate reality where the decline of nations has given rise to corporatist regimes, any trace of culture or tradition is suppressed by these...

Short TV film upon the story of Ludwik Niemojski of the same title, which was a part of his "Incredible Stories". It tells about Bartolomeo,...

The story of a little chess pawn who saved an almost lost game and managed to achieve victory.

Through the eyes of International Chess Master Paul Cassidy, this documentary traces a lifetime of strategy, triumph, and heartbreak, from...

Two chess champions have a secret match to decide once and for all which of them is the better player.

Amidst a strong typhoon in 1978, during the martial law era in the Philippines, college friends and protesters, Luis and Angelica, find shelter in an...

In the backdrop of a receding summer, with the aid of some brilliant chess moves, the life of a woman and the different men in her lives take centre...

Selected for the Cannes 2012 Short Film Corner. A man is standing in the middle of a river when he receives a phone call asking about his current...

A young chess player earns a rare chance to face a Grandmaster—but when the match ends, the day starts over. Trapped in a relentless time...

Two brothers, raised by a chess master, must battle head to head in the world's most competitive chess tournament.

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An unusual game of chess between two rivals.

When a beautiful stranger enters the cafe, two men decide to battle it out on a chessboard in order to decide who gets to approach her.

It would be chess that brought nightmares and hell to a dreamlike, fairy-tale universe. Chess was trying to manipulate the universe and humanity. It...

Marcel Duchamp and French director Jean-Marie Drot discuss life, art, and chess.

A stop-motion clay-animated chess game, which is about as exciting as watching… a chess game.