Max Pomeranc

Max Pomeranc (pronounced Pomerantz; born March 21, 1984) is an American former child actor. Born in New York City, New York, his mother, Marion Hess Pomeranc, is an author, and his father, Abe Pomeranc, is a stock broker. He made his acting debut at the age of eight, playing the lead in the film Searching for Bobby Fischer, based on the childhood of International Master Josh Waitzkin. At the time Pomeranc appeared in the film, he was also one of the USA's top 20 chess players in his age group. Pomeranc next starred in the 1995 movie Fluke. Description above from the Wikipedia article Max Pomeranc, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)

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A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Zaillian
CAST:  Max Pomeranc  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Joan Allen  •  Ben Kingsley

A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steven Zaillian
CAST:  Max Pomeranc  •  Joe Mantegna  •  Joan Allen  •  Ben Kingsley

Fluke (1995)

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Carlei
CAST:  Matthew Modine  •  Nancy Travis  •  Ron Perlman  •  Eric Stoltz

Workaholic Thomas Johnson dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog. Remembering some of who he was, he returns to his wife and son to protect them from the man who caused his accident. But, as time goes by, he remembers more of his life, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Carlei
CAST:  Matthew Modine  •  Nancy Travis  •  Ron Perlman  •  Eric Stoltz

Nowhere to Hide (1994)

Divorcee learns from the FBI that her husband has mafia connections and put a contract on her life. She gets into the witness protection program and falls in love with the agent who protects her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Roth
CAST:  Rosanna Arquette  •  Scott Bakula  •  Max Pomeranc  •  Clifton Powell

Divorcee learns from the FBI that her husband has mafia connections and put a contract on her life. She gets into the witness protection program and falls in love with the agent who protects her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Roth
CAST:  Rosanna Arquette  •  Scott Bakula  •  Max Pomeranc  •  Clifton Powell

Journey (1995)

Deserted by their mother, a young boy and his sister discover the true meaning of family while living with their grandfather.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McLoughlin
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Max Pomeranc  •  Eliza Dushku

Deserted by their mother, a young boy and his sister discover the true meaning of family while living with their grandfather.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom McLoughlin
CAST:  Jason Robards  •  Brenda Fricker  •  Max Pomeranc  •  Eliza Dushku

Definitely, Maybe (2008)

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When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Brooks
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Isla Fisher

When Will decides to tell his daughter the story of how he met her mother, he discovers that a second look at the past might also give him a second chance at the future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Adam Brooks
CAST:  Ryan Reynolds  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Elizabeth Banks  •  Isla Fisher