Magnus

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Movie Info

Born in 1990, Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

English
Director:

Benjamin Ree
Producer:

Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen
Writer:

Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, Benjamin Ree
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 18, 2016 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Nov 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$5.8K
Runtime:

1h 18m
Production Co:

Moskus Film

Cast & Crew

Magnus Carlsen
Self

Garry Kasparov
Self

Viswanathan Anand
Self

Benjamin Ree
Director

Linn-Jeanethe Kyed
Writer

Benjamin Ree
Writer

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Critic Reviews for Magnus

All Critics (26) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (5)

An engaging study of a beautiful but mysterious mind, which also reveals the stressful nature of world-class chess tournaments and raises the deep question of where intelligence actually comes from.

January 18, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Dan Jolin
Empire Magazine
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.

December 12, 2016 | Full Review…

Michael Rechtshaffen
Los Angeles Times
Unexpectedly swashbuckling viewing.

December 2, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Tara Brady
Irish Times
Magnus is a sweet and mostly restrained documentary about the world chess champion and occasional clothing model Magnus Carlsen.

November 29, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
There's scant input from chess experts to explain why he's so good, what's unique about his gamesmanship and the like, and the film has nothing interesting to say about chess in general in the modern age.

November 24, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Leslie Felperin
Guardian
Ree convinces us that Magnus is indeed a prodigy but, even so, his rise to the top surely can't have been quite as straightforward as the film suggests.

November 23, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
This documentary makes it clear to the viewer that Magnus's conviction and creativity, founded in his brilliant intuition, bring a little bit of a magic to the game.

January 27, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Charlotte Harrison
VultureHound
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.

December 28, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Nathanael Hood
Screen Comment
Inspirational docu on "The Mozart of Chess"; some bullying.

March 7, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Brian Costello
Common Sense Media
... doesn't offer much depth beyond some highlights surrounding his rise to prominence.

January 17, 2017 | Full Review…

Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue
Mirrors the self-effacing nature and bashful smile of its timid, attention-averse subject.

December 21, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Matthew Anderson
CineVue
Documentaries about decent, quiet boy geniuses might have a nice novelty value. But it risks leaving Magnus looking niche interest at best.

November 27, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…

Xan Brooks
Observer (UK)

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