Max Manus

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Max Manus

2008

1h 58m

Action

Biography

History

Drama

War

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34 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

A brilliant saboteur operates during World War II.

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Critics Consensus

This good old-fashioned Norwegian WW2 film has impressive set pieces and never suffers for a lack of suspense.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Apr 7, 2011

3/4

A polished and large-scale production with some rousing action sequences, the movie is certainly watchable, though no one's going to call this exciting filmmaking.

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Joseph Jon Lanthier

Slant Magazine

Sep 6, 2010

2/4

The Euro-cultural tradition of canonizing Nazi resisters has met few candidates as challenging as Max Manus, a Norwegian saboteur and key member of the ragtag-guerilla Oslo Gang.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

Sep 3, 2010

3/5

Has an old-fashioned sincerity that entertains without engaging.

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Susan Granger

www.susangranger.com

Sep 3, 2010

8/10

Enthalling and action-packed, it's understandably Norway's most successful film so far.

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Sep 3, 2010

A

Add to the impressive cannon of recent World War II resistance films, that include "Black Book," "Flame and Citron" and "Army of Crime," this engaging true story about a group of Norwegian freedom fighters--called the "Oslo Group"...

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Benjamin H

@RT54005248 Feb 12, 2024

Selv om jeg føler at Max Manus glipper på noen små historie punkt underveis, så er dette en underholdende, følelsesladet og tematisk rik film som har mange gode skildringer og en fremragende skuespiller prestasjon av Aksel Hennie.

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a.l.jude p

@judebd Dec 3, 2020

A treat to watch and a milestone for any movie to be made about WWll.

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Aug 25, 2018

Marvelous, moving portrait of the celebrated Norwegian freedom fighter.

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Jun 25, 2018

A gripping story, well produced with some great acting. I would happily see this again.

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May 13, 2018

I can't believe that 3 critics didn't like the movie, was trying to check how accurate critic picks on this site, so I picked a quality critic type of a movie but still got 3 rottens.

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Sep 1, 2017

English subtitles are tiny and dim. We bailed out.

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Synopsis

A brilliant saboteur operates during World War II.

Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Producer: Sveinung Golimo, John M. Jacobsen
Screenwriter: Thomas Nordseth-Tiller
Production Co: Filmkameratene A/S, Miso Film, Eurimages, Det Danske Filminstitut, Norsk Filminstitutt, Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe, B&T Film
Genre: Action, Biography, History, Drama, War
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 26, 2011
Runtime: 1h 58m

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