Magnus is a 2016 documentary film[1][2][3] by Benjamin Ree about the early life of Norwegian chess prodigy Magnus Carlsen, him becoming a Grandmaster at age 13[4] and winning the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2013.

[8] and became the first Norwegian feature documentary to have its world premiere at the festival.

[9] Magnus Carlsen did not attend the premiere of the film, but his family was present.

[13] BBC put the film on its top 10 list, November 2016, as the only documentary on the list, calling the film: "an intimate look Carlsen’s extraordinary life through archive footage, home movies and interviews.

"[14] Later BBC published a behind the scenes featurette about the film, showing a clip of Magnus Carlsen playing blindfolded chess against 10 lawyers at Harvard University, beating them all.