Ali (2001)Movies

AliMovies Ali – RBest for: Mature teens to adultsWhat it’s about: The story opens in 1964, when former Olympic boxing champion Cassius Clay Jr. (Will Smith) fights Sonny Liston (Michael Bentt) for the heavyweight championship of the world. With the help of his supporting crew, trainer Angelo Dundee (Ron Silver) and a sort of motivational coach, Drew "Bundini" Brown (Jamie Foxx), Ali wows the crowd and impresses Howard Cosell (Jon Voight), the sports reporter covering the fight. With his controversial guest Malcolm X (Mario Van Peebles) ringside to lend support, Ali prevails and becomes the champion. After the fight, Ali decides to join the Nation of Islam and is given the name Muhammad Ali by the religion's leader, Elijah Muhammad. The rest of the movie is the journey Ali takes,...