From a young age Magnus Carlsen had aspirations of becoming a champion chess player. While many players seek out an intensely rigid environment to hone their skills, Magnus' brilliance shines brightest when surrounded by his loving and supportive family. Through an extensive amount of archival footage and home movies, director Benjamin Ree reveals this young man's unusual and rapid trajectory to the pinnacle of the chess world. This film allows the audience to not only peek inside this isolated community but also witness the maturation of a modern genius.
Magnus has generally received positive reviews.
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Magnus was released in 2016 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 24 reviews, giving Magnus (2016) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 61%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Magnus than critics were.
With a score of 66%, Magnus is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2016, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2016 with similar scores include films like Allied, Miracles from Heaven and The Devil's Candy.
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