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Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.
Drama - 2001
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68%
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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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
157 min
Release date:
10 Dec 2001
Country:
ZA, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$107,000,000
Revenue:
$87,713,825
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 27 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It's the boxer you enjoy, not the sluggish 15 rounds the filmmakers put him through.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
6 Jan 2002
rotten:
This could be the only movie we'll get on the fighter, and it's just not good enough.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
8 Jan 2002
rotten:
It is well-intentioned, sketchy, sprawling and unremarkable. At two hours and 38 minutes, it is also long-winded and exhausting.
– Rex Reed,
New York Observer,
9 Jan 2002
rotten:
Ali is a far more complex creature than this movie allows for.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Jan 2002
fresh:
The film gives Ali his due by refusing to idealize him or to gloss over his failings.
– Ella Taylor,
L.A. Weekly,
3 Oct 2002
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