Pawn Sacrifice parents guide

Pawn Sacrifice Parent Guide

The Cold War plays out on a chess board.

Release date September 16, 2015

A championship chess match is set up between American legend Booby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) and Russian expert Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber).

Why is Pawn Sacrifice rated PG-13? The MPA rated Pawn Sacrifice PG-13 13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and historical smoking.

Run Time: 114 minutes

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Pawn Sacrifice
Rating & Content Info

Please Note: We have not viewed this movie. The information below is a summary based on data gathered from government and industry sponsored film classification agencies in various global regions.

Why is Pawn Sacrifice rated PG-13? Pawn Sacrifice is rated PG-13 by the MPAA 13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and historical smoking.

This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:
- Scenes that may frighten children.

Sexual Content:
- Implied sexual activity.
- Mild sexual innuendo.

Language:
- Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context.
- Infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and profanity.
- Infrequent use of slurs and sexual references.

Alcohol / Drug Use:
- Infrequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a historical context.

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News About "Pawn Sacrifice"

Learn more about the real Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky and their amazing 1972 Chess Championship match.

Cast and Crew

Pawn Sacrifice is directed by Edward Zwick and stars Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Sophie Nelisse, Evelyne Brochu.

Home Video

The most recent home video release of Pawn Sacrifice movie is December 22, 2015. Here are some details…

Pawn Sacrifice releases to home video (Dvd or Blu-ray,Digital Copy) on December 22, 2015. Bonus extras include:
- Bobby Fischer, the Cold War and the Match of the Century

Related home video titles:

Searching For Bobby Fischer tells of another young prodigy who is inspired by the famous chess player. Hockey was also used as a public forum for Cold War tensions, as recounted in the documentary Red Army.