Chess is everywhere in movies, and it can mean a lot more than you may think. Let's take a look at chess and see what this ancient game holds for us in cinema. Movies/Shows In Order of Appearance: Geri's Game (1997) X-Men (2000) The Fighter (2010) Independence Day (1996) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011) The People V. OJ: Made in America (2016) The Wire: Season 1, Episode 3 (2002) Better Call Saul The Simpsons: Homer Goes to College The History of the World, Part 1 (1981)