Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "chessboard"

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

R | 142 min | Drama

Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.

Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler

Votes: 2,887,515 | Gross: $28.34M

2. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace

Votes: 218,365 | Gross: $129.36M

3. The Queen's Gambit (2020)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama

Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.

Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Marcin Dorocinski

Votes: 552,547

4. Aladdin (2019)

PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Aladdin, a kind thief, woos Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, the grand vizier, tries to usurp the king, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie must stop him from succeeding.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari

Votes: 290,036 | Gross: $355.56M

5. The Seventh Seal (1957)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy

A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe

Votes: 198,383

6. Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Two young brothers are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is hurled through the depths of space by the magical board game they are playing.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Tim Robbins

Votes: 115,239 | Gross: $29.26M

7. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

PG | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.

Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Justin Long

Votes: 54,485 | Gross: $219.61M

8. Phenomenon (1996)

PG | 123 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall

Votes: 83,772 | Gross: $104.64M

9. Night Moves (1975)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Los Angeles private investigator Harry Moseby is hired by a client to find her runaway teenage daughter. Moseby tracks the daughter down, only to stumble upon something much more intriguing and sinister.

Director: Arthur Penn | Stars: Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Edward Binns, Harris Yulin

Votes: 17,701

10. Quo Vadis (1951)

Not Rated | 171 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Directors: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov

Votes: 16,740 | Gross: $24.29M

11. Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Survivors of a plane crash in the Mongolian desert work together to build a new plane.

Director: John Moore | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Miranda Otto, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson

Votes: 56,742 | Gross: $21.01M

12. The Black Cat (1934)

Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Horror, Romance

American honeymooners in Hungary become trapped in the home of a Satan-worshipping priest when the bride is taken there for medical help following a road accident.

Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Julie Bishop

Votes: 12,986 | Gross: $0.51M

13. Winter Kills (1979)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.

Director: William Richert | Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins, Eli Wallach

Votes: 3,498 | Gross: $1.08M

14. Bizarre (2015)

Unrated | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A French teenager gets a job at the burlesque club Bizarre in New York.

Director: Étienne Faure | Stars: Pierre Prieur, Adrian James, Raquel Nave, Rebekah Underhill

Votes: 1,306

15. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968)

G | 123 min | Drama

When deaf-mute Singer moves to a new town to be near his hospitalized friend, he makes an indelible impression on the lives of those around him.

Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Alan Arkin, Sondra Locke, Chuck McCann, Peter Mamakos

Votes: 4,730

16. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 83 min | Fantasy, Family

Alice visits the magical kingdom on the other side of the looking glass.

Director: John Henderson | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Charlotte Curley, Penelope Wilton, Geoffrey Palmer

Votes: 1,663

17. Reptilicus (1961)

Passed | 82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After copper miners discover a piece of the frozen tail of a giant prehistoric reptile in Lapland, scientists inadvertently bring it back to life.

Directors: Poul Bang, Sidney W. Pink | Stars: Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen, Povl Wøldike, Ann Smyrner

Votes: 4,369

18. Play Dirty (1969)

R | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, War

During World War II a group of British commandos in North Africa disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital German oil depot.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews

Votes: 3,777

19. The Chess Players (1977)

Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History

In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.

Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal

Votes: 4,064

20. Magellan (2017)

103 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.

Director: Rob York | Stars: Brandon Ray Olive, K. Danor Gerald, Whitney Palmer, Matthew Mercer

Votes: 1,868

21. An Angel for Satan (1966)

Approved | 90 min | Horror, Mystery

At the end of the 19th century, in a little Italian village by a lake, an old statue is recovered. Soon a series of crimes start and the superstitious people of the village believe that the statue carries an ancient malediction .

Director: Camillo Mastrocinque | Stars: Barbara Steele, Anthony Steffen, Claudio Gora, Mario Brega

Votes: 1,040

22. Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan (2013)

R | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Young adults at a first-time offenders' boot camp discover the legend of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan is real, but is much more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Director: Gary Jones | Stars: Amber Connor, Joe Estevez, Dan Haggerty, Thomas Downey

Votes: 1,309 | Gross: $0.00M

23. The Dark Horse (2014)

R | 124 min | Biography, Drama

A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.

Director: James Napier Robertson | Stars: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance, James Napier Robertson

Votes: 6,583 | Gross: $0.06M

24. The Birdmen (1971 TV Movie)

74 min | Drama, History, War

During World War II, American soldier Harry Cook is sent to Norway to aid in the defection of a scientist working on the atomic bomb for the Germans. Before they can escape Europe, they are... See full summary »

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Doug McClure, Rene Auberjonois, Richard Basehart, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 337

25. Parts Per Billion (2014)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

In the midst of a manmade biological disaster and a terrible fate, three couples try to find meaning in their lives.

Director: Brian Horiuchi | Stars: Frank Langella, Gena Rowlands, Rosario Dawson, Josh Hartnett

Votes: 2,173

26. Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964)

80 min | Drama

A teenage boy rebels against parental authority and must face a harsh reality when he tries to live on his own.

Director: Don Owen | Stars: Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs, Claude Rae, Toby Tarnow

Votes: 339

27. Uncanny (2015)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

The world's first "perfect" Artificial Intelligence begins to exhibit startling and unnerving emergent behavior when a reporter begins a relationship with the scientist who created it.

Director: Matthew Leutwyler | Stars: Mark Webber, David Clayton Rogers, Lucy Griffiths, Rainn Wilson

Votes: 5,941

28. Lang leve de koningin (1995)

118 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

A fairytale about a young girl who learns to play chess and at the same time finds her father.

Director: Esmé Lammers | Stars: Maya van den Broecke, Lisa de Rooy, Cas Enklaar, Derek de Lint

Votes: 1,262

29. Shadows on the Stairs (1941)

Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.

Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Frieda Inescort, Paul Cavanagh, Heather Angel, Bruce Lester

Votes: 780

30. Murray Head: One Night in Bangkok (1985 Music Video)

4 min | Music

Murray Head performs in the music video "One Night in Bangkok" from the album "Chess" recorded for RCA Records. The video begins with an animated chessboard breaking down. It features ... See full summary »

Director: David G. Hillier | Star: Murray Head

Votes: 153

31. The 7th Guest (1993 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Horror, Mystery

An unidentified man finds himself in the foyer of an old mansion that was once the property of a well known toy maker, a Mr. Stauf. As the man explores the mansion, he discovers that the mansion is haunted by six ghosts.

Director: Joe McDermott | Stars: Robert Hirschboeck, Douglas Knapp, Michael Pocaro, Larry Roher

Votes: 272

32. The Mighty Pawns (1987 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 57 min | Drama, Family, Sport

Caring and tough: That's how you could describe the principal, teacher, and parent who combined their efforts to transform a struggling bunch of misfits, otherwise known as D Class, into a united team of national chess contenders.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Paul Winfield, Alfonso Ribeiro, Terence Knox, Rosalind Cash

Votes: 55

33. Star Wars Uncut (2012 Video)

124 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Internet users to remake "Star Wars: A New Hope" into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars ... See full summary »

Director: Casey Pugh | Star: Constance Watkins

Votes: 191

34. Chess-Nuts (1932)

7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Betty Boop is the black queen and Bimbo the white king in a surrealistic chess game.

Directors: Dave Fleischer, Shamus Culhane | Stars: Billy Murray, Mae Questel

Votes: 297

35. Grimes: Player of Games (2021 Music Video)

7 min | Fantasy, Music

Official music video for "Player of Games" by Grimes.

Director: Anton Tammi | Stars: Grimes, Andrey Pishalnikov

Votes: 11

36. Gingerbread (1993)

10 min | Animation, Short

One day in the forest glade three bosom friends, a hare, a badger and a horseradish, played chess. Suddenly, the sweet smell pleasantly amazed the kids, and a minute later they found a box ... See full summary »

Director: Vladimir Arbekov | Stars: Mariya Vinogradova, Vasiliy Livanov, Svetlana Stepchenko, Svetlana Kharlap

Votes: 23

37. In Residence: Alex Michaelis, London, UK (2016)

4 min | Documentary, Short

Add a Plot

Director: Emile Rafael | Star: Alex Michaelis

38. Check to the King (2021)

9 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy

A game of chess between two guys with issues turns darkly surreal when the chess pieces start coming to life - and the chess pieces seem to have plenty of issues of their own.

Director: Gareth James | Stars: Dale Wesley Johnson-Green, Michael Lambeth, Gareth James, Rebekah Mowbray

39. The Last Checkmate (2014)

26 min | Short, Drama

A chamber piece about a piece with one in the chamber.

Director: Joe Zappa | Stars: Bob Elkins, Ernie Rowland

40. Battle Chess (1988 Video Game)

Unrated | Action, Fantasy, Sport

Animated chess game set in a medieval setting with some fantasy elements. Each time a piece takes another, short battle animation plays. These short animated battles to the death sometimes have a funny twist to them.

Votes: 51

41. The Board (2011)

Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Action

Sean Pawn's wife is dying from cancer. In order to pay for the medical costs, he has to continue his hitman job for the pharmaceutical company. Nikki Queen, the leader of this company, ... See full summary »

Director: F.C. Rabbath | Stars: Kevin Matthew Carr, Laura W. Johnson, Mark A. Marple, Anita Miller

Votes: 6

42. Chess Wars (1996 Video Game)

Action, Drama

This chess simulator uses short full motion video sequences to somewhat violently illustrate the moments when chess pieces capture one another. The setting is medieval England and murderous Black kingdom is invading the White kingdom.

Director: Paul W. Cooper | Stars: Andrew Calder, Kirk B.R. Woller

43. Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1990–2000)
Episode: The Tale of the Dark Dragon (1993)

Not Rated | 22 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A teenager who was injured in a car crash buys a potion from a magic shop to become more popular.

Director: D.J. MacHale | Stars: Chuck Campbell, Cara Pifko, Eleanor Noble, Richard M Dumont

Votes: 744

44. A Country Practice (1981–1993)
Episode: Who Cares?: Part 2 (1983)

Drama, Romance

Nathan survives his fall from the bridge with broken bones and internal injuries. Despite the complete lack of concern expressed by Nathan's father, Frank seems to be successful in turning around Nathan's bleak outlook on life.

Director: Bob Meillon | Stars: Shane Porteous, Joyce Jacobs, Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond

45. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: Enlightenment: Part One (1983)

TV-PG | 23 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor is in a race with the clairvoyant Eternals for the prize. When the Black Guardian appears, though, the Doctor is suddenly in a race for his life!

Director: Fiona Cumming | Stars: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Keith Barron

Votes: 467

46. Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
Episode: Bachelor at Large (1962)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

When Eddie Haskell moves into a place of his own after a fight with his parents, best friend Wally and a kind landlady join forces to try to get the unhappy, but stubborn, teen to go back home.

Director: Hugh Beaumont | Stars: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers

Votes: 136

47. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode: One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (1986)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Jessica finds herself in a tough spot when one of the auctioneers of a diary is murdered and she has to rely on Harry McGraw to help her out.

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Karen Black, Ray Girardin, Nancy Lee Grahn

Votes: 431

48. Police Rescue (1989–1996)
Episode: With a Vengeance (1992)

Crime, Drama

The team is searching for a small missing airplane and finds it hanging on a ledge with two young men trapped inside.

Director: Geoffrey Nottage | Stars: Gary Sweet, Sonia Todd, Steve Bastoni, Steve Bisley

49. Twin Peaks (1990–1991)
Episode: Checkmate (1991)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Major Briggs has no memory of the place he was taken, but now has an odd tattoo on his neck. Andy and Dick break into Little Nicky's files. Mike and Nadine begin an affair. Evelyn asks James to kill her husband.

Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, Mädchen Amick, Dana Ashbrook

Votes: 3,964

50. Wildside (1985)
Episode: Well Known Secret (1985)

Western

A outlaw gang consisting of former Confederate soldiers are rampaging through remote towns in California, looking for a hidden stash of gold said to be buried in flower gardens. The only ... See full summary »

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., William Smith, J. Eddie Peck, John D'Aquino

Votes: 8