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I Am Ali

2014 · 111 min

An intimate, affectionate portrait built from a man's own voice and the memories of those closest to him, moving and quietly stirring.

Tagline
Fighter. Lover. Brother. Father.
Overview
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.

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Free in the UK
  • Channel 4
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • faith
  • ambition
  • memory
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Clare Lewins
Written by
Clare Lewins
Starring
Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, George Foreman, Tom Jones, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali Jr., Hana Ali, Maryum Ali
Cinematography
Stuart Luck
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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