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Ali
2001
· Movie
· 157 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2725
- IMDb #2881
- Google retired #3008
- Rotten Tomatoes #2656
- Metacritic #2209
- Letterboxd #2213
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2802
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2971
- Metacritic Critics #1915
- Metacritic Audience #2707
- Criticker #1998
- Douban #1401
- Kinopoisk #1311
- AlloCiné #1780
- Trakt #3007
Every rating
46–76
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 46, highest is Google on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This chronicles a decade in the life of the world's most famous boxer, from 1964 to 1974. It follows his rise to winning the world heavyweight championship, his controversial stand against the Vietnam War, his conversion to Islam, and his epic battles inside and outside the boxing ring. The story captures his charisma, principle, and athletic brilliance that made him a global icon.
Details
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Released
- 10 December 2001
- Country
- United States, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 157 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $107.0M
- Box office
- $87.8M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 23 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 35 →12 wins from 35 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Jon Voight | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Jon Voight | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jon Voight | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2001 | Best Original Score | Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jon Voight | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Pieter Bourke and Lisa Gerrard | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jon Voight | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jon Voight | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Gregory Allen Howard | Winner |
| Best Soundtrack | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jamie Foxx | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Nona Gaye | Winner |
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Film Poster | Nominee | |
| Best Song | " The World's Greatest " – R. Kelly | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Will Smith | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Winner | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Jamie Foxx | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Mario Van Peebles | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Jada Pinkett Smith | Nominee |
BET Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Winner |
| Best Actress | Jada Pinkett Smith | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Jon Voight | Winner |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actor | Will Smith | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Performance | Will Smith | Winner |
Prism Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Theatrical Feature Film | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jon Voight | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Best Period Makeup – Feature | Judy Murdock | Nominee |
| Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature | Mark Garbarino and Nick Marra | Nominee |
ESPY Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sports Movie | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Music – Feature Film (Domestic and Foreign) | Kenneth Karman, Lisa Jaime, Vicki Hiatt, Stephanie Lowry, and Christine H. Luethje | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
1 nomination
| Most Overrated Movie of the Year | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama | Nominee |