Two big movies of all time that I know of don't exactly qualify, but they have notable scenes with actors playing a game of chess. The first is Casablanca, where Humphrey Bogart notably plays the French Defence as Black (perhaps in sympathy with occupied France at the time). The second is the original version of The Thomas Crown Affair where Steve McQueen plays, by a fireplace - before the game can end, it turns into a love scene.
Fwiw, here's a link to a thread on the wiki re: chess in the arts:
http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...highlight=wiki
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There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.