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Born in 1990, Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
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Dan Jolin Empire Magazine 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. Rated: 4/5 Jan 18, 2017 Full Review Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 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. Dec 12, 2016 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Unexpectedly swashbuckling viewing. Rated: 4/5 Dec 2, 2016 Full Review Victoria Luxford City AM There are no tantrums, no controversy, youre simply witnessing a spectacularly gifted person reach his own personal mountaintop. Rated: 4/5 Feb 18, 2022 Full Review Charlotte Harrison VultureHound 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. Rated: 3/5 Jan 27, 2020 Full Review Nathanael Hood Screen Comment 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. Rated: 7/10 Dec 28, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I loved it- was totally engaged for the entire film. A well-done, in fact outstanding documentary about a chess prodigy. Since The Queen's Gambit, which is an extraordinary series, I've re-watched Searching for Bobby Fischer, Bobby Fischer Against the World, Queen of Katwe. I'm fascinated by comparing these 3 chess prodigies - Bobby Fischer, Josh Waitzkin, (Searching...based on a book written by his father) & Magnus Carlsen & how they lived their daily lives. It appears, at least how they're portrayed, that JW & MC have relatively normal lives which dramatically sets them apart from Fischer. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A great movie about a marvellous mind! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I think you have to be a chess fan to really appreciate this movie. But even otherwise you have to admit Magnus Carlsen such a brilliant mind that it makes him such an interesting person. He is a great ambassador and spokesperson for chess, especially for kids and teens as he is in his twenties and is the best player in the world. A well done documentary, very interesting! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member In the end it reminds me of the scene in matrix when Neo sees and understands the matrix fully for the first time. The possibilities of the human brain seem to be almost endless and computers cannot understand or compete against human intuition when it is balanced with huge intelligence. It gives you hope that the human brain might just contain something so important we simply cannot understand it yet but we understand it more than computers do or maybe ever will. I absolutely loved watching this film based solely around Magness and his family Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Nothing exceptional in the directing or cinematography, this is just a run of the mill documentary except for the subject who happens to be intensely fascinating in an charismatically introverted way. His story deserves to be seen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Born in 1990, Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen becomes a grandmaster at age 13 and world champion in 2013.
Director
Benjamin Ree
Producer
Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen
Screenwriter
Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, Benjamin Ree
Distributor
FilmRise
Production Co
Moskus Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 18, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8K
Runtime
1h 18m
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