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Name: Ali
Released: 2001-12-25
Cast: Will Smith, Mario Van Peebles, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Jada Pinkett Smith

Ali

R
2h 37m
2001

68%

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Superstar Will Smith gives the performance of his career as boxing legend Muhammad Ali in a visually amazing epic drama from Academy Award® nominated director Michael Mann. Muhammad Ali thrilled the world with his ground-breaking boxing victories in the '60s and '70s. But the man behind the legend is grappling with a tumultuous romantic life, his deeply held religious beliefs and the pressures of staying on top. A quick-witted, winning personality and strong friendships with close associates, including renowned newscaster Howard Cosell (Golden Globe® nominee Jon Voight), help Ali "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee." But faced with a life-changing conflict outside of the ring, the famously opinionated boxer is forced to rely on the one person he knows the best: himself.

Director:

Michael Mann

Producer:

Michael Mann, James Lassiter, Jon Peters, Lee Caplin, A. Kitman Ho, Paul Ardaji

Cast:

Will Smith, Mario Van Peebles, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Jada Pinkett Smith

COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

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COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

2 HR 31 MIN

FEATURES

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On Set With THE GREATEST

11 MIN

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The Making of Ali

29 MIN

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

68%

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.

Reviews

Midwest Film Journal

Nick Rogers

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.

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.

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.

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

Will Smith takes the wise and sensible option of not trying to impersonate Ali per se, but rather tonally build an impression of Ali from his own natural register.

December 8, 2018

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