Last night I was watching a movie on TV & at some point they made an interesting reference to chess, so I thought "hmmm, wouldn't It be interesting to make a list of movies that have Chess in one way or another?".

The movie in question, although a crappy one, made a good analogy on women/men & chess, it's 2002's Two weeks notice with Hugh Grant & Sandra Bullock. I'd say the director is a big chess fan because in many parts of it chess is present either as deco, people playing & topic or conversation.

Can you name other movies?  If possible with actors & years...

In 2006, The Wrong Man had Morgan Freeman, Bruce Willis & Ben Kingsley play as they deliver some of their lines.

Lucky Number Slevin has a chess match between Josh Hartnett and Morgan Freeman (2006). 

The first Thomas Crown Affair, starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.  Very nice interlude where the stars play chess with sex on their minds.  

X-Men (2000) - Prof. X (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) play a game of chess in Magneto's cell at the end of the movie.  "Still unwilling to make sacrifices?"

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - When Magneto and his mutants attack Alcatraz Island, Juggernaut tries to charge ahead and Magneto stops him saying, "In chess, the pawns always go first."  Then at the end, he is playing chess in the park and moves one of the metal pieces to show his power is returning.

Blade Runner

     Independance day with Will Smith. Jeff Goldbloom plays his dad ( the guy from Taxi )

In Harry Potter & the philosopher's stone (2001), the first installment, the kids ride in chess pieces in a giant set!

Casablanca. Humphrey Bogart was a serious chess player.

Knights of the South Bronx with Ted Danson - about a teacher / chess coach

Searching for Bobby Fisher - Just seemed obvious

My Cousin Vinny - Joe Pesci knocks over the chess pieces in Fred Gwynn's office.

The Three Amigos - El Guapo switches the pieces behind his opponents back and then checkmates him from the new position.

Bedazzled - Elizabeth Hurley (the 2nd best portray of the devil in any movie) is playing chess in the park with Gabriel Casseus (an angel) and tries to move the pieces behind the angel's back.

Wargames (with Matthew Broderick) - Joshua the Computer - "Would you like to play a nice game of chess?"

History of the World Part I -

Mel Brooks ("It's good to be the King") is playing chess on a life size board with people dressed as chess pieces.  "Everybody jump the queen!"

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - Tim Robbins is making his own chess set from different types of stone (can't remember) and he wants to teach Morgan Freeman

the luzhin defence "luzinova obrana" i like this movie very much