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Ali

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Will Smith in Ali (2001)
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A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
99K
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POPULARITY
4,703
687
  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writers
    • Gregory Allen Howard(story)
    • Stephen J. Rivele(screenplay)
    • Christopher Wilkinson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Jon Voight
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Mann
  • Writers
    • Gregory Allen Howard(story)
    • Stephen J. Rivele(screenplay)
    • Christopher Wilkinson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Jon Voight
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 419User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 10 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Cassius Clay…
    Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx
    • Drew 'Bundini' Brown
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Howard Cosell
    Mario Van Peebles
    Mario Van Peebles
    • Malcolm X
    Ron Silver
    Ron Silver
    • Angelo Dundee
    Jeffrey Wright
    Jeffrey Wright
    • Howard Bingham
    Mykelti Williamson
    Mykelti Williamson
    • Don King
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    • Sonji
    Nona Gaye
    Nona Gaye
    • Belinda Ali
    Michael Michele
    Michael Michele
    • Veronica Porche
    Joe Morton
    Joe Morton
    • Chauncey Eskridge
    Paul Rodriguez
    Paul Rodriguez
    • Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
    Bruce McGill
    Bruce McGill
    • Bradley
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    • Herbert Muhammad
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Cassius Clay, Sr.
    Laurence Mason
    Laurence Mason
    • Luis Sarria
    LeVar Burton
    LeVar Burton
    • Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Albert Hall
    Albert Hall
    • Elijah Muhammad
    • Director
      • Michael Mann
    • Writers
      • Gregory Allen Howard(story)
      • Stephen J. Rivele(screenplay)
      • Christopher Wilkinson(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Will Smith actually turned down the role of Ali. He relented after Ali called Smith and asked him to take the role, because he was the only one as good looking as him that could play the role.
    • Goofs
      When Ali starts to run in the streets of Kinshasa, a kid in the background has a modern microscooter.
    • Quotes

      Muhammad Ali: I ain't draft dodging. I ain't burning no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for 400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000 miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy, not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won't even stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home.

    • Crazy credits
      The Columbia Pictures logo rolls backwards.
    • Alternate versions
      A Director's Cut was released on DVD in North America on June 1st, 2004. The runtime of the film is approximately 8 minutes longer at around 165 minutes, but the changes are more significant than it seems: Director Michael Mann deleted about 5 minutes of footage and put 14 minutes of new material in.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring/Monster's Ball/Joe Somebody/Ali (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Twisting the Night Away
      (Sam Cooke Medley)
      Written by Sam Cooke
      Produced by Trevor Horn and Michael Mann
      Performed by David Elliott
      Published by Abkco Music, Inc.

    User reviews419

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Surprisingly Quiet, Slow, even Dull
    Surprisingly quiet, slow, even dull biopic for such an aggressive, passionate, and charismatic athlete/historic figure. Probably Michael Mann intended to demystify Muhammad Ali; still I would appreciate if it were more fast-paced, more visually vivid, and more emotionally intense.

    While well-crafted cinematography seems over calculated at times, improvisational editing in the boxing game scenes properly recreates the jazzy atmosphere of the historic moments. Will Smith could have done better job on the boxing realization, according to my boxer pal.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Swahili
    • Also known as
      • Алі
    • Filming locations
      • Accra, Ghana
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Forward Pass
      • Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $107,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $58,203,105
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,710,892
      • Dec 30, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $87,812,729
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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