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  • 2016
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  • 1 h 18 m

Summary Magnus Carlsen is widely known as the "Mozart of Chess" because, unlike many chess grandmasters, he not only possesses an innate ability and a remarkable memory, but he blends those attributes with unrivaled creativity and intuition. Memorized moves and calculated probabilities can carry a chess player extremely far. But Magnus’ journey ...

Directed By: Benjamin Ree

Written By: Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, Benjamin Ree

  • 2016
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 18 m
  • 2016
  • FilmRise
  • 1 h 18 m

Magnus

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Summary Magnus Carlsen is widely known as the "Mozart of Chess" because, unlike many chess grandmasters, he not only possesses an innate ability and a remarkable memory, but he blends those attributes with unrivaled creativity and intuition. Memorized moves and calculated probabilities can carry a chess player extremely far. But Magnus’ journey ...

Directed By: Benjamin Ree

Written By: Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, Benjamin Ree

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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8% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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58% Positive
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33% Mixed
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80
Jan 18, 2017
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.
By Dan Jolin FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 25, 2016
Magnus, it turns out, is the anti-Bobby: a fascinatingly “normalized” prodigy.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 17, 2016
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, in an age when many players depend on computers to hone their skills.
By Daphne Howland FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 16, 2016
[Ree] virtually never surprises us, making his film more a celebratory hagiography for proud Norwegians than anything the rest of the world, in and out of chess, can embrace.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 18, 2017
Watching the goofy boy develop into a man, we share in his experiences and root for him each step of the way.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
42
Nov 16, 2016
Magnus is gifted with a tremendous opportunity and mostly squanders it, creating a profile that certainly admires Carlsen, but does little to uncover the methodology or magic behind the dazzling display he demonstrates on the board.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
20
Nov 17, 2016
[An] insipid and uninformative portrait of singularity and obsession.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Moskus Film, Main Island Production, VGTV
Release Date Nov 18, 2016
Duration 1 h 18 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/Magnus-1677814209153601/
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Awards

Zurich Film Festival
• 2 Nominations
Norwegian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oulu International Children's Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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