Max Manus

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Max Manus

2008

1h 58m

Action

Biography

History

Drama

War

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34 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

A brilliant saboteur operates during World War II.

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Critics Consensus

This good old-fashioned Norwegian WW2 film has impressive set pieces and never suffers for a lack of suspense.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

A polished and large-scale production with some rousing action sequences, the movie is certainly watchable, though no one's going to call this exciting filmmaking.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 7, 2011

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 24, 2010

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

Slant Magazine

The Euro-cultural tradition of canonizing Nazi resisters has met few candidates as challenging as Max Manus, a Norwegian saboteur and key member of the ragtag-guerilla Oslo Gang.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 6, 2010

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Susan Granger

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Enthalling and action-packed, it's understandably Norway's most successful film so far.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 3, 2010

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Add to the impressive cannon of recent World War II resistance films, that include "Black Book," "Flame and Citron" and "Army of Crime," this engaging true story about a group of Norwegian freedom fighters--called the "Oslo Group"...

Rated: A

Sep 3, 2010

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A taut, captivating, well-acted and thrilling war film.

Rated: 7.96/10

Sep 3, 2010

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Benjamin H

Selv om jeg føler at Max Manus glipper på noen små historie punkt underveis, så er dette en underholdende, følelsesladet og tematisk rik film som har mange gode skildringer og en fremragende skuespiller prestasjon av Aksel Hennie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Liam D

A powerful telling of a international hero This War is one of my favourite movies of the genre next to Downfall and movies like The Warlords and The Lost Bladesman

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/21

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a.l.jude p

A treat to watch and a milestone for any movie to be made about WWll.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Marvelous, moving portrait of the celebrated Norwegian freedom fighter.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

A gripping story, well produced with some great acting. I would happily see this again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

I can't believe that 3 critics didn't like the movie, was trying to check how accurate critic picks on this site, so I picked a quality critic type of a movie but still got 3 rottens.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

A brilliant saboteur operates during World War II.

Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Producer: Sveinung Golimo, John M. Jacobsen
Screenwriter: Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
Production Co: Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe, Norsk Filminstitutt, B&T Film, Miso Film, Eurimages, Filmkameratene A/S, Det Danske Filminstitut
Genre: Action, Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 26, 2011
Runtime: 1h 58m

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