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Magnus

“Child. Genius. Champion.”

2016 · 1 h 18 min
Directed by Benjamin Ree
BiographyDocumentarySport

Cast

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Plot

From a young age, Magnus Carlsen had aspirations of becoming a champion chess player, and became world champion at 22.

Sinekatalog’s take

Benjamin Ree's documentary is intimate and absorbing, with family footage and a lovely portrait of a prodigy.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (3,049 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.