Spellbound Reviews
Common Sense Media
Families should see this m-a-r-v-e-l-o-u-s film.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
...an effervescently charming film
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| Original Score: A
F5 (Wichita, KS)
It expands as it goes until, by the end, it presents a hopeful overview of American life. It's a wonderful movie.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Decent Films Guide
A tribute to old-fashioned virtues of hard work, education, competition — and good spelling in a spellchecker age.
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| Original Score: A-
Reno Gazette-Journal
"Spellbound" puts you in the middle of the stressful chaos that is the National Spelling Bee.
| Original Score: B+
Window to the Movies
Has no right to be this insanely involving.
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| Original Score: 9/10
Boulder Weekly
...has more heartfelt drama than in a whole alphabet of X-Men sequels. You won't need to look this one up: Spellbound is bound to please.
eFilmCritic.com
There's not a frame of Spellbound that leaves you wanting to look away from the screen.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Cinema em Cena
Um documentário sobre soletração que consegue prender nossa atenção e, em alguns momentos, nos emocionar? É incrível, mas aqui está ele.
| Original Score: 4/5
Offoffoff
What we see are real, uncensored personalities. These kids are bright beyond their years but still have a lot of kid in them.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Urban Cinefile
Inspiring, enthralling and spectacularly entertaining, Spellbound is a poignant, funny, award-winning documentary about bright kids striving for their dreams.
Laramie Movie Scope
This is the best 2002 documentary I have seen, even better than 'Winged Migration' or 'Bowling for Columbine.'
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| Original Score: B+
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