Ostracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10 year-old downtown girl finds an unlikely mentor in the form of an irascible chess-master, who uses the game to teach Max lessons in resilience, perseverance, and how to embrace inevitable change.

"Believe You Can Win"

Credits

Evan OppenheimerDirector

Ralph MacchioTom Kuftinec

Janeane GarofaloSarah Kuftinec

F. Murray AbrahamNorman Wallach

Fatima PtacekIsabella Diaz