The Queen's Gambit (2020)

Drama

85^%

User
Score

8.5/10

Overview

In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

Scott Frank

Creator

Allan Scott

Creator

Top Billed Cast

Anya Taylor-Joy

Beth Harmon

Chloe Pirrie

Alice Harmon

Marcin Dorociński

Vasily Borgov

Matthew Dennis Lewis

Matt

Russell Dennis Lewis

Mike

Dolores Carbonari

Margaret

Janina Elkin

Borgov's Wife

Harry Melling

Harry Beltik

Isla Johnston

Young Beth

Bill Camp

Mr. Shaibel

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Reviews

A review by Austin

Written on November 7, 2020

After zipping through this gripping miniseries, I think I have a new favorite Netflix original.

Its star, Anya Taylor-Joy, is quickly becoming a favorite as well, delivering a great performance as Beth Harmon, a genius young chess player struggling with substance abuse and mental and emotional hurdles holding her back from her relationships and from true mastery of the game. She's charming, but...

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A review by MongoLloyd

Written on November 10, 2020

I was loving this (pretty much) right up until the last episode when a woke deus ex machina suddenly appears in a Corvair to save the day. The cinematography is nice and the story of triumph rolls right along sans all the normal impediments one might expect. The adoptive mother goes right along with our heroes desire to be a chess champ. I never expected that to be so easy for her, and it was a li...

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