6.6 Score

2001 • 2h 37min • R • Drama

Ali

"Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.

IMDb 6.7

RT 68%

MC 65

Director

Michael Mann

Writers

Stephen J. Rivele

Christopher Wilkinson

Eric Roth

Composer

Pieter Bourke

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Will Smith

Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay

Jamie Foxx

Drew 'Bundini' Brown

Jon Voight

Howard Cosell

Mario Van Peebles

Malcolm X

Ron Silver

Angelo Dundee

Jeffrey Wright

Howard Bingham

Mykelti Williamson

Don King

Jada Pinkett Smith

Sonji Roi

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Mario Van Peebles Malcolm X

Ron Silver Angelo Dundee

Jeffrey Wright Howard Bingham

Mykelti Williamson Don King

Jada Pinkett Smith Sonji Roi

Nona Gaye Belinda Ali

Michael Michele Veronica Porche

Joe Morton Chauncey Eskridge

Paul Rodríguez Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bruce McGill Bradley

Barry Shabaka Henley Herbert Muhammad

Giancarlo Esposito Cassius Clay, Sr.

Laurence Mason Luis Sarria

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