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A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974.

Year

2001

Duration

2h 37m

IMDb

6.7

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Cast

Michael Mann

Director

Will Smith

Cassius Clay

Will Smith

Muhammad Ali

Cast

Michael Mann

Director

Will Smith

Cassius Clay

Will Smith

Muhammad Ali

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

Nona Gaye

Belinda Ali

Michael Michele

Veronica Porche

Joe Morton

Chauncey Eskridge

Paul Rodriguez

Dr. Ferdie Pacheco

Bruce McGill

Bradley

Barry Shabaka Henley

Herbert Muhammad

Giancarlo Esposito

Cassius Clay, Sr.

Laurence Mason

Luis Sarria

LeVar Burton

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Albert Hall

Elijah Muhammad

GA

Gregory Allen Howard

Writer

SJ

Stephen J. Rivele

Writer

Christopher Wilkinson

Writer

Eric Roth

Writer

Michael Mann

Writer

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10 Comments

4ms_HensleyJun 9, 2026

This movie is masterpiece,the plot,cinematography and script is well written performance of Will Smith is peak he was snapped Oscar. 9/10 best Biopic hands down.

Ayoub DaouMar 13, 2026

ChuBzSep 12, 2022

Ali is a very entertaining and beautiful movie that stars Will Smith as Muhhammud Ali. The plot is simply the life of Muhammad Ali and his amazing boxing career. One thing that I thought was very interesting was the fact that Will Smith has jumped from mildly silly parts in movies such as Men in Black and also in the T.V. show "The fresh prince of Bel-Air" to a brilliant performance in a difficult part. His physique is also quite amazing as he is usually not muscular at all but he is very big in this movie. Jami Foxx also co-stars as his sort of coach and also gives a very good performance. Overall, I thought that Ali was a very entertaining and good movie with a strong cast and great acting. 8/10

Hicham MoulaySep 12, 2022

Some great parts - the 1st fight with Sonny Liston, the fight scenes with Joe Frazier, but too many long scenes of Will Smith looking pensive while dramatic music is playing. They put in several of his wives and with each there was a sudden jump from Ali being in love to apparently losing all respect for them. I love Ali the man and the boxer but it was hard to sit still for this movie. After starting it and turning it off several times I had to force myself to make it through an entire viewing. After a great first 15 minutes there are occaisonal high points but mostly it's bore-ring.

Addis ZeweduSep 12, 2022

The pacing and editing of this movie is horrible. From the beginning, where it takes forever to see the first fight of the film, why wasn't all this cut out. The first half hour is so boring that it loses your attention, and it only goes downhill from there. From this movie, it makes Ali seem like such a hipocrit for being this really religious guy, but yet he's always cheating on his wives and swearing. I'm sure this movie left a lot out about Ali's life, but I don't think it left him looking like a champ. Will Smith had a good acting performance, but that is the only good thing to say about this movie. FINAL VERDICT: Boring; too long. This should have been some 10 episode series on HBO in order to really show Ali's life. Not worth watching; I'm sure an Ali biography show would be better.

Muje KarikoSep 12, 2022

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs With Will Smith as the main star portraying the main character,you expect (and kind of want)a Hollywoodised biographical affair,like Dragon:The Bruce Lee Story.What you really get here is just an extended version of the above 1997 docu-flick.Though the George Foreman and Sonny Liston fights are captured to invigorating effect,any mention of the European Henry Cooper bout is conspicuously absent,though the film is so overlong,you wonder whether this is a bad or a good thing.Smith is very emersed and sincere in his performance,his off screen aliance with the real man obviously paying off,but the jazz music playing as the soundtrack should put anyone with epilepsy off.***

Zenab lovaSep 12, 2022

As I did unfortunately. One of the most boring movies I've ever seen. Not sure it's because of Will Smith's performance, although he did really act very poorly. He clearly showed the difference between looking like the Champ and being like the Champ, resembling those guys who desperately try to imitate Elvis... Awful.

StandardzeezeeSep 12, 2022

I loved it. I thought it was a brilliant piece of film making and that it deserved every Oscar nomination that it got. Especially Will Smith for best actor. Very well deserved. Not only was it a completely different role from his usual ones, he had to play Mohammed Ali....that's as different as it gets. His expressions and his dialogue delivery were superb. The rest of the actors were well cast too. The direction was great and the story never bored for a minute. A great movie, well worth the time.

Lord SkySep 9, 2022

Plot: No Story: No Acting: Average Boxing: Not Really Dialog: No, and what there was, was hard to hear. If you didn't already know the story this movie is not going to help you out.

Plam’s mbingaSep 9, 2022

I'm not saying he's the worst actor out there but, he just didn't seem to fit the look of the real Mohammad Ali. I think he seemed to be more himself than Ali and plus, he doesn't fully look like Ali. They really should've concentrated and been more careful on the casting side while they were making this movie. Now I have to say, the boxing scenes were really well done but what puts me off was just the bad casting. Also I even didn't think Jamie Foxx should've acted as Ali's trainer, Drew Bundini Brown. He just acted too chilled just like himself but with this serious role, he just didn't seem to be prepared to be encouraging type. Thankfully I didn't watch the whole movie because honestly, it just bored me to tears. Its sad that the real Ali left us this year with Parkinson's disease. RIP Ali (The Greatest) <3