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A Balasaur Score of 49 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 17%. Audiences rate it 44 points higher than critics do. Most of the 237 1990s mystery movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Audiences rate it 44 points higher than critics do.
252 audience votes
Key crew
- Brad MirmanScreenplay
- Carl SchenkelDirector
- Anne DudleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher LambertPeter Sanderson
- Diane LaneKathy Sheppard
- Tom SkerrittFrank Sedman
- Daniel BaldwinAndy Wagner
- Ferdy MayneJeremy Edmonds
- Don ThompsonFather
- Megan LeitchMother
- Katharine IsabelleErica Sanderson
- Arthur BraussViktor Yurillvich
- Kehli O'ByrneDebi Rutlege
- Blu MankumaSteve Nolan
- Elizabeth BaldwinChristie Eastman
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Themes
suicidechesschess championserial killergrandmasterpolaroid camerapolice psychologisttraumatic childhood