Searching for Bobby Fischer vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Searching for Bobby Fischer). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Searching for Bobby Fischer is the older of the two (1993 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Searching for Bobby Fischer
The French Italian| Searching for Bobby Fischer | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1993 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Steven Zaillian | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | William H. Macy, Laurence Fishburne, Joan Allen, Laura Linney, Joe Mantegna | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Searching for Bobby Fischer
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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