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Knight Moves (1992)

Knight Moves poster
Directed by
Carl Schenkel
Genre
psychological thriller, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
Germany, United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 248 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A chess grandmaster becomes the prime suspect in a series of brutal murders. He must use his strategic skills to clear his name and find the real killer.

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What happens

Knight Moves is a 1992 thriller film, directed by Carl Schenkel and written by Brad Mirman, about a chess grandmaster who is accused of several grisly murders. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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