Ali

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Ali

R,

2001,

2h 38m,

Biography/

History/

Drama

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With wit and athletic genius, with defiant rage and inner grace, Muhammad Ali forever changed the American landscape. Fighting all comers, Ali took on the law, conventions, the status quo and the war -- as well as the fists in front of him. Ali both ignited and mirrored the conflicts of his time and ours to become one of the most admired fighters in the world. Forget, now, what you thought you knew.

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Critics Consensus

Though perhaps no film could fully do justice to the fascinating life and personality of Muhammad Ali, Mann's direction and Smith's performance combine to pack a solid punch.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Apr 6, 2020

It has the unsurpassable merit of its main character, Muhammad Ali, who is both one of the most serious people in the world and one of the funniest.

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Wilson Morales

IndieWire

Mar 31, 2020

Smith packed on the pounds, unleashed some great boxing moves, and displayed a level of emotional pull that compelled audiences to see him as The Greatest.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 21, 2010

5/5

Brutal fight scenes and frank racial issues.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Aug 16, 2024

B+

The performances are through the roof in this film.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Feb 22, 2021

3.5/5

The director's cut is the best but any version of Michael Mann's film makes it clear: The rope-a-dope was something Ali perfected outside the ring, cobbled together as a combination move inside only after he reconciled himself to his singular status.

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

Apr 16, 2019

4/5

[Michael Mann] successfully recreates an era on screen and provides a great introduction to the fighter that is not clouded by sentimentality.

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Jan 26, 2019

The best inspiring sports movie ever made!

Hagrid W

Nov 9, 2018

A remarkable movie !!!

Luke S

Aug 7, 2018

Superb movie , will Smith is amazing

Anakin G

Jul 10, 2018

Great biopic, good acting, and the boxing matches very well done. More than just a sports movie.

Finn G

Mar 3, 2018

I was really interested in watching this but was super disappointed. It was so boring.

Han R

Feb 15, 2018

say my name.. Ali There are some genuine emotional moments and high pitched dramatic sequences that brings out the best of director and actor but somewhere between an overlong runtime of 157 minutes these scenes are overpowered by dull and mundane biographical natured stills. Ali is adapted smartly and focuses on the after events of his fame and not on its upbringing unlike any other biographies. Michael Mann whose depiction has always seemed a bit eerie to me, works like a charm here but fails to deliver more than that. Will Smith oozes power in each and every frame (especially the 'say my name' fighting sequence) along with great supporting cast like Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight. Ali is a work of art, only if it is to depict and create the reality onto the screen because as far as drama is concerned it lacks gripping screenplay to hold the audience through the last round.

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Synopsis

With wit and athletic genius, with defiant rage and inner grace, Muhammad Ali forever changed the American landscape. Fighting all comers, Ali took on the law, conventions, the status quo and the war -- as well as the fists in front of him. Ali both ignited and mirrored the conflicts of his time and ours to become one of the most admired fighters in the world. Forget, now, what you thought you knew.

Director: Michael Mann
Producer: A. Kitman Ho, Paul Ardaji, Jon Peters, James Lassiter
Screenwriter: Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Gregory Allen Howard
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Picture Entertainment Corporation, Overbrook Entertainment, Forward Pass, Peters Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Initial Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2001, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 2016
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $58.2M
Runtime: 2h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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