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Summary The four-part Ken Burns documentary about the life and career of the three-time heavyweight boxing champion features archival footage, photographs, and interviews with journalists, boxers, historians, as well as friends and family of Ali.
Muhammad Ali
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 19, 2021
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Summary The four-part Ken Burns documentary about the life and career of the three-time heavyweight boxing champion features archival footage, photographs, and interviews with journalists, boxers, historians, as well as friends and family of Ali.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews
88
100% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Sep 20, 2021
"Muhammad Ali" more than qualifies for as a heavyweight, but it also floats as well as it stings. ... Whether you know everything or next to nothing about the boxer Burns' seven-plus hour treatment contains enough magic to hold your attention and then some.
Sep 17, 2021
Burns has captured that humanity as well as the greatness, in a way that rumbles with the sheer scope of Ali's legacy and impressively comes out on top.
Sep 20, 2021
This is an exhaustive look at the legend’s life that will easily draw in long-term fans of Ali as well as those who might only have seen footage of him on YouTube, making it a must-watch for sports fans and documentary lovers alike.
Sep 20, 2021
With a steady hand, the series details the ins and outs of Ali’s unparalleled boxing career, his significance as an unapologetic Black Muslim, and his singular place in history as a lightning rod who never shied away from the storm. ... But it’s hard to begrudge the directors too much for rushing at the end when the rest of the series is so thoughtful and thorough, bringing fresh insight to a story so many think they already know.
Sep 20, 2021
Even though Muhammad Ali is getting the “Ken Burns treatment,” the docuseries Muhammad Ali is reverent but unafraid of digging into what made Ali tick and the people who influenced the most.
Sep 13, 2021
Muhammad Ali is absorbing, insightful, and easy to watch—everything one would expect from a Ken Burns production about a true American hero. In Muhammad Ali terms though, this series is closer to the mid-’70s than the mid-’60s Ali. It’s more dogged than spry.
Sep 17, 2021
At close to eight hours over four parts, the film at times feels overly long, with considerable time and attention is paid to Ali’s boxing matches. The final chapter feels both truncated and sad. ... But overall, the documentary makes abundantly clear why Ali became the most famous man in the world, and why, when he died in 2016, he was widely loved.
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 20 User Ratings
5.3
50% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
5% Mixed
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45% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 20 User Ratings
5.3
50% Positive
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
5% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
45% Negative
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
Apr 11, 2024
"Muhammad Ali" is a 7-hour exhausting masterpiece on the life and times of Muhammad Ali, AKA Cassius Clay. We see Ali at his greatest, lowest, most giving and forgiving, funniest, cruel, naive, childish, intelligent, and above all, we see him as one of history's most complex public figures. This is Ken Burns' 4th best documentary series, behind "The War," "The Roosevelts," and "The Civil War."
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Production Company:
- Florentine Films
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- WETA
Initial Release Date: Sep 19, 2021
Number of seasons: 1 Season
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Awards
FOCAL International Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
