Knight Moves

Knight Moves

In a game of life and death... one wrong move could be his last...

R 1992 · 116 min · ★ 5.8 · Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by Carl Schenkel · Written by Brad Mirman

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Christopher Lambert Peter Sanderson
Diane Lane Kathy Sheppard
Tom Skerritt Frank Sedman
Daniel Baldwin Andy Wagner
Ferdy Mayne Jeremy Edmonds
Don Thompson Father
Megan Leitch Mother
Katharine Isabelle Erica Sanderson
Arthur Brauss Viktor Yurillvich
Kehli O'Byrne Debi Rutlege
Blu Mankuma Steve Nolan
Elizabeth Baldwin Christie Eastman

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