Chess Movies

A young man prefers to play chess rather than taking a swim. Only by moonlight does he go for a swim alone. Or so he thinks.

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,...

Short animation film in the so-called Gusztáv series. Gusztáv plays chess alone and his two selves, the pondering and the superior, are...

Benjamin, with a history of financial scamming, moves to the Highlands for a fresh start. New name, new identity. After volunteering at the local...

An unusual game of chess between two rivals.

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

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

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...

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

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...

Branko Kralj is an alienated businessman and avid chess fan. He is married to the attractive Visnja and they have a son. Their marriage is weak and...

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

In a game of Chess, a Knight and a Queen of opposing sides show that, with love, any move is possible.

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...

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...

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...

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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.

A documentary about the top Dutch chess players of 1979