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Don King: Only in America

1997 · 121 min

A loud, charismatic rise-and-fall portrait that mixes showmanship with a queasy look at ambition and self-invention.

Directed by: John Herzfeld
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven

Overview: A cinematic portrait of the famous fight promoter and boxing manager.

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Directed by: John Herzfeld
Genres: Drama, Tv movie
Starring: Ving Rhames, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jeremy Piven

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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
power
corruption
race
celebrity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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