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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 27 Sep 2016

It’s overlong and rarely surprising, but Nair skillfully plays the limited board this story gives her, a queen among filmmakers making all…

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By Roger Tennis (246) for Cinemaclips.com (246) on 27 Sep 2016

Poor Ugandan girl Phiona Mutesi (Madina Nalwanga) becomes a chess champion in this fascinating true story…

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By Oliver Whitney (71) for ScreenCrush (954) on 26 Sep 2016

It shirks the typical Disney model of an untouchable, picturesque fantasy by telling a more grounded, human story coursing with love and earnestness…

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By E. Oliver Whitney (111) for ScreenCrush (954) on 26 Sep 2016

It shirks the typical Disney model of an untouchable, picturesque fantasy by telling a more grounded, human story coursing with love and earnestness…

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By Jimmy Geurts (13) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 26 Sep 2016

The film is able to overcome some of its narrative familiarity just by showcasing characters, locations and music we rarely see on screen…

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By Erin Whitney (65) for ScreenCrush (954) on 26 Sep 2016

It shirks the typical Disney model of an untouchable, picturesque fantasy by telling a more grounded, human story coursing with love and earnestness…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for Linoleum Knife (40) on 24 Sep 2016

Mira Nair is an emotional button-pusher of Spielbergian ability…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Maven's Nest (67) on 23 Sep 2016

Triumphant celebration of mind of real girl in Africa with help of Pollyanna. . .Vividly filmed on location…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 22 Sep 2016

A real-life transformative fable from filmmaker Mira Nair with a unique and vibrant setting. All that and Lupita Nyong'o…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for The Verge (432) on 22 Sep 2016

Nair's film is a joyous triumph in the way it makes the story accessible, without losing sight of the specifics that make it not just a true…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 22 Sep 2016

The British, Nigerian-born Oyelowo has proved himself an actor of extraordinary power in roles as diverse as Dr…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 22 Sep 2016

Well, it is shameless, and it tugs the heart in all the obvious places, but it has a winning vivaciousness and a trio of performances by its…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for L.A. Biz (397) on 22 Sep 2016

Makes painfully plain the tug of war between getting an education and putting food on the table, dreams and survival, the future and right now…

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By Mark Hughes (145) for Forbes (586) on 22 Sep 2016

[O]ften uplifting, often heartbreaking, & always absorbing, filled with impressive performances & a subversion of Western expectations that…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for LRM (23) on 22 Sep 2016

With The Queen of Katwe, Mira Nair really has created something quite special…

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By Mathew Dekinder (396) for Suburban Journals of St. Louis (395) on 22 Sep 2016

Queen of Katwe' is an exceptional movie anchored by great acting, a life-affirming story and the proof there are diamonds hidden all around…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 22 Sep 2016

Queen of Katwe is a heavy-handed variation of the Disney inspirational sports drama formula, but a sincere and well-meaning one too…

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By Kent Turner (504) for School Library Journal (73) on 22 Sep 2016

It's quietly triumphant, told modestly and straightforwardly…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue.com (1,236) on 22 Sep 2016

There's a decent strategy to this slick biopic about a teenage chess prodigy from Uganda that manages to be heartwarming without turning excessively…

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By Steven D. Greydanus (674) for National Catholic Register (119) on 22 Sep 2016

Nair...doesn't shy from the harsh realities of life in Katwe...[she] also revels in the colors and textures of this world: clay-orange earth,…

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