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Boxer Mike Tyson's (Michael Jai White) life story shows his rise to heavyweight champion and his plunge to felon.
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Jonathan F. Richards Film.com 08/23/2009
The most remarkable revelation of the movie is its subject's thoughtful, reflective eloquence and unflinching self-perception. Go to Full Review
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile 07/29/2009
A deft combination of Tyson telling his story, his boxing matches and the media view from the day makes this a left-right combo punch that hits the mark for both boxing and documentary fans Go to Full Review
Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) 06/26/2009
3/4
It's more in the details and in the margins that "Tyson" is riveting, and what Tyson sometimes reveals unintentionally. Go to Full Review
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07/18/2021 This is a pretty decent movie for the first half of his career before the incidents that would change the wild story you already know. See more 07/24/2017 Tyson had potential to be a rather good TV Movie and while Jai White looks spitting image of the titular character the film itself is plagued with issues. The script is atrocious, it's horrifyingly bad. All Scott literally does is go on a tangent, stops with a pause and says something inspiring, rinse and repeat for the next forty minutes. Jai White plays Tyson as if he's mentally retarded or so incredibly dumb he can't understand anything. He also plays the character in two separate fashions and not the psychological part you'd imagine, oh no. He plays him as innocent, then as a manic in the next scene and that sounds about right but it's pulled off so badly it feels like two distinct characters and with the limited acting capability he actually has its embarrassing to watch. See more 02/23/2011 Ironic. Was inspired by the editing style of the Tyson documentary, took a break and this was playing on the tube. George C. Scott is the perfect Cus D'Amato ! great casting and solid HBO movie. See more 11/16/2009 and za osca goes too..George C Scott in....Man getting Hit by Tyson....."arrrgh my face!" hahah nah but seriously i really enjoyed this. the bad ass cop from terminator plays don king! christ i had to look it up to make sure it wasnt actually him. See more 03/07/2009 this was an excellent film See more 01/30/2009 Following the early years of Mike Tyson's career. Michael Jai White is excellent in his role as Tyson. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Boxer Mike Tyson's (Michael Jai White) life story shows his rise to heavyweight champion and his plunge to felon.
Director
Uli Edel
Producer
David Blocker
Screenwriter
José Torres
Production Co
HBO Films, Edgar J. Scherick Associates
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 50m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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