What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

2019

2h 45m

Documentary

Sports & Fitness

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From LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Entertainment and directed by Antoine Fuqua, What's My Name: Muhammad Ali will explore Ali's greatest triumphs and comebacks, painting an intimate portrait of a man who, against all odds, dreamed and achieved the impossible.

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What's My Name? dives into the man, the myth, the legend, and emerges with a fascinating -- if a bit idealized -- documentary that is as educational as it is inspiring.

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James Jackson

Times (UK)

It's great entertainment and a reminder that Ali came at just the right time.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 20, 2019

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Ann Donahue

IndieWire

Seeing Ali in a physical fight with himself as he battles Parkinson's Disease and the damage wrought by the ring is a jarring but necessary epilogue to his story.

Rated: A

Nov 20, 2019

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Stuart Jeffries

Guardian

Fuqua obligingly banishes the memory of Will Smith's Ali biopic and aspires to the poetry of When We Were Kings, Leon Gast's Oscar-winning 1996 documentary about Ali and George Foreman's Rumble in the Jungle.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 20, 2019

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

It's clear that the filmmakers of What's My Name: Muhammad Ali didn't want Ali's experiences as a husband and father to be a distraction from the main story, which is to show Ali's legacy as an influential and unforgettable public figure.

Jul 12, 2020

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Michael Snydel

The Spool

The first half of the documentary moves with an engaging efficiency, bulldozing through the arc of Ali being unbeatable only to slowly reveal the cracks in his composure.

Jan 18, 2020

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Joel Keller

Decider

Know My Name: Muhammad Ali is a huge time commitment, but anyone with even a passing interest in Ali's legendary career and life will learn something new watching it.

Nov 20, 2019

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Eye C

Truly a legend, one of the best athletes that has stepped the earth. One of a kind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/23

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From LeBron James and Maverick Carter's SpringHill Entertainment and directed by Antoine Fuqua, What's My Name: Muhammad Ali will explore Ali's greatest triumphs and comebacks, painting an intimate portrait of a man who, against all odds, dreamed and achieved the impossible.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Genre: Documentary, Sports & Fitness
Original Language: English
Runtime: 2h 45m