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By Elizabeth L (270) on 23 Oct 2016

Loved every second of this movie and the determination and pride of a nation despite avid poverty, a must see movie…

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By Sandy Cohen (62) for Associated Press (1,685) on 23 Oct 2016

The colors and rhythms of life in the slums of Uganda are what set Queen of Katwe apart from other underdog chess movies…

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By Charlotte O'sullivan (637) for London Evening Standard (2,015) on 22 Oct 2016

Queen of Katwe mostly does what you expect it to do (albeit vivaciously). Then, like its Ugandan heroine, Phiona Mutesi, it jumps eight moves ahead…

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By Henry Fitzherbert (699) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 22 Oct 2016

The picture pulses with colour, vitality and the locals' natural ebullience, without glossing over grim realities too much…

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By Jonathan Romney (434) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 22 Oct 2016

As feelgood stories of empowerment go, this has a ring of authenticity and mixes intelligence with irreducible emotional immediacy…

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By Peter B (1,397) on 21 Oct 2016

Very very very very lovely movie. I've not seen anything worth the money in a long long time. I'm thoroughly entertained…

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By Juan Diego L (127) on 21 Oct 2016

Muy inspiradora, con mensajes muy bonitos, los personajes son muy simpÃ¡ticos, y ademÃ¡s fueron buenas actuaciones, a veces se siente un…

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By Johnathan D (141) on 20 Oct 2016

One of the most genuine films of the year. A-…

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By Carlos D (596) on 20 Oct 2016

It's easy to overlook this film, but there is a good story in it…

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By Sarah Mcintyre (48) for RTÉ (Ireland) (721) on 20 Oct 2016

Queen of Katwe is notable not only for being an utterly gripping story about playing chess, which can be decidedly uncinematic; but also for…

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By Ethan L (615) on 20 Oct 2016

One of the most genuine films of the year. A-…

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By Mike Mccahill (552) for MovieMail (70) on 20 Oct 2016

[Queen of Katwe is] a film that, like the best Disney fare, connects on some deep and profound level with that part of us that still seeks…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 20 Oct 2016

This Disney drama manages to avoid patronising sentimentality with an uplifting and punchy look at the conflicts faced by 14-year-old Phiona…

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By Tara Brady (805) for Irish Times (1,391) on 20 Oct 2016

It's a fantastic, feelgood story; one that neatly conforms to the beats of a classic sporting underdog movie: think Rocky and the Rooks or…

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By David Jenkins (910) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 20 Oct 2016

A set of solid performances power this underdog flick to victory…

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By Huw Fullerton (6) for Radio Times (2,421) on 19 Oct 2016

Maybe it runs a little long and perhaps some of the child actors are a little unpolished, but overall it's an assured move into new territory…

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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 19 Oct 2016

It's a Disney film but not overly Disneyfied. It feels thoroughly authentic…

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By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 19 Oct 2016

It follows the classic tearjerking formula of a Rocky film but still emerges as an inspirational, old-fashioned charmer…

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By Amy West (93) for International Business Times (181) on 19 Oct 2016

What could have so easily been turned into a sickly-sweet, coming-of-age story actually ends up being a realistic and warm celebration of family,…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 19 Oct 2016

It is a thoroughly heartwarming story in which you're rooting so hard for the heroine that you scarcely notice how contrived some of Nair's…

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