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Ali (2001) -- A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring.
Ali (2001) -- A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring.

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   27,393 votes
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Director:
Michael Mann
Writers (WGA):
Gregory Allen Howard (story)
Stephen J. Rivele (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Sport more
Tagline:
Forget What You Think You Know more
Plot:
A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 22 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(51 articles)
Report: Marley Chewed Up B.O. Record
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 26 December 2008, 1:33 AM, PST)

Smith Recuperating After Shoulder Strain
 (From WENN. 6 March 2007)

User Comments:
Poetry! Rewrites the book on filmic storytelling more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language and brief violence. (also director's cut)
Runtime:
157 min | USA:165 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Finland:K-11 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (re-rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) (director's cut) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) (original rating) | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #37745) | Iceland:12
Filming Locations:
Accra, Ghana more

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Trivia:
While this film was in development through the 90s, Oliver Stone at one point was commissioned at the project's director. Stone's very first choice for the role of Muhammad Ali was Denzel Washington. However, when Washington signed on to another boxer biopic, The Hurricane (1999), Stone opted to instead make Any Given Sunday (1999). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The argument Ali and his wife Sonji have over Ali's seeing Veronica Porche did not happen before the Ali/Foreman fight, but instead happened before the 3rd Ali/Frazier fight, "The Thrilla in in Manila", in 1975. more
Quotes:
Drew 'Bundini' Brown: God don't love us! We be. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Shark Tale (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Round 8 Strings more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Poetry! Rewrites the book on filmic storytelling, 14 May 2002
10/10
Author: K.C. Ligon from New York City

A certain kind of critical response kept me away from this film when it was in theatrical release, and I should have known better! Michael Mann is one of the most original storytellers working in film today, and his sensibility is absolutely in sync with his subject here. Muhammad Ali always did it his way, and from the brilliant opening sequence (which breaks all kinds of rules of time and space) to the last scene, that's what Mann does, and with great style, as ever. Of course if an audience demands a literal drama, they might not catch the poetry Mann and his team create with sound and picture. Will Smith is outstanding as Ali, vocally and visually, Jon Voight is a unbelievably convincing Howard Cosell, and Mario Van Peebles is subtle and moving as Malcom X.

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