Movie

The Greatest

1977 · 102 min

An earnest, rousing biography that mixes real fight footage with personal struggle, giving a sense of a charismatic man fighting for his beliefs.

Tagline: Winner. Loser. Lover. Loudmouth... THE MAN.
Overview: Muhammad Ali's life story up to the late 1970s, which includes his Olympic boxing triumphs as Cassius Clay, his conversion to Islam, his refusal of the Army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his World Title.
How it feels: Earnest, uplifting, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, faith, justice, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
faith
justice
ambition
race
Places: big city
small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild