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