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Magnus
Directed by
Benjamin Ree
2016
76m
Documentary
,
Biography
,
and more
7.1
81%
78%
6.8
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Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess prodigy, becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
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Cast of Magnus
Magnus Carlsen
Himself
Viswanathan Anand
Himself
Henrik Carlsen
Himself
Espen Agdestein
Himself
Ellen Carlsen
Herself
Jon-Ludvig Hammer
Himself
Benjamin Ree
Director / Writer / Director Of Photography
Linn-Jeanethe Kyed
Writer
Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen
Producer
Aage Aaberge
Executive Producer
Øyvind Asbjørnsen
Executive Producer
Magnus Flåto
Director Of Photography
Martin Stoltz
Editor
Perry Eriksen
Editor
Fredric Vogel
Sound Designer
Uno Helmersson
Original Music Composer
Martin Jøndahl
Idea
Magnus Ratings & Reviews
City AM
Victoria Luxford
There are no tantrums, no controversy, youre simply witnessing a spectacularly gifted person reach his own personal mountaintop.
Screen Comment
Nathanael Hood
The portrait we gather from Magnus is of a young man who does what he does not because he enjoys it but because he is good at it.
Common Sense Media
Brian Costello
Inspirational docu on "The Mozart of Chess"; some bullying.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
... doesn't offer much depth beyond some highlights surrounding his rise to prominence.
Los Angeles Times
Michael Rechtshaffen
The loneliness of the long-distance chess grandmaster is affectingly conveyed in "Magnus," an intimate portrait of the game's reigning champ, 25-year-old Magnus Carlsen.
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Louis Proyect
Mostly of interest for chess enthusiasts, it is a fascinating study of someone as gifted as Bobby Fischer but not burdened by madness.
Film Journal International
David Noh
The rarefied world of chess at its highest level is revealed in this absorbing doc centered around the so-called greatest player in history.
Spirituality & Practice
Mary Ann Brussat
A pleasant and entertaining Norwegian documentary about the acclaimed wizard known as the Mozart of Chess.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
The movie assumes that a chronicle of Magnus's rise will be enough to keep the audience hooked. That turns out to be the right call.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
[An] insipid and uninformative portrait of singularity and obsession.
Village Voice
Daphne Howland
Ree makes things easy for people who don't play chess, deftly pacing Carlsen's triumphs and failures and milking the suspense as "the Mozart of chess" employs his intuition to win ...
The Playlist
Kevin Jagernauth
A profile that certainly admires Carlsen, but does little to uncover the methodology or magic behind the dazzling display he demonstrates on the board.
We Got This Covered
Lauren Humphries-Brooks
To make a movie about such an elusive figure is a challenging undertaking, and it's a testament to the quality of Magnus that the film succeeds as well as it does.
School Library Journal
Kent Turner
Director Benjamin Rees generates suspense from the rhythm of the editing, which is given a boost by a varied, electropop score.
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