Ali (2001)
2001 film directed by Michael Mann
- Released
- 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Boxing film
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Screenplay
- Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Eric Roth, Michael Mann
- Producer
- Michael Mann, James Lassiter, Jon Peters
- Music
- Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard
- Cinematography
- Emmanuel Lubezki
- Editing
- William Goldenberg
- Starring
- Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Mykelti Williamson, Jada Pinkett Smith
- Running time
- 157 minutes
- Production company
- Sony Pictures, Jon Peters, Overbrook Entertainment
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures, Netflix
- Set in
- Miami metropolitan area, Miami, New York City
Ali is a 2001 American epic biographical sports drama film co-written, produced and directed by Michael Mann. The film focuses on ten years in the life of the boxer Muhammad Ali, played by Will Smith, beginning with his capture of the heavyweight title from Sonny Liston in 1964 and ending with his reclaiming the title from George Foreman in The Rumble in the Jungle fight of 1974.
Cast
- Will Smith
- Jamie Foxx
- Jon Voight
- Mario Van Peebles
- Ron Silver
- Jeffrey Wright
- Mykelti Williamson
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Nona Gaye
- Michael Michele
- Joe Morton
- Bruce McGill
- Barry Shabaka Henley
- Giancarlo Esposito
- LeVar Burton
- James Toney
- Michael Bentt
- Wade Williams
- Paul Rodriguez
- Laurence Mason
- Albert Hall
- David Cubitt
- Ted Levine
- Candy Brown
- David Elliott
- Truth Hurts
- Malick Bowens
- Al Cole
- Charles Shufford
- Rufus Dorsey
- Robert Sale
- Damian Wills
- David Haines
- Victoria Dillard
- Brad Greenquist
- Morgana Van Peebles
- Maya Van Peebles
- Maestro Harrell
- William Utay
- Kim Robillard
- David Purdham
- Gailard Sartain
- Guy Van Swearingen
- Doug Hale
- LaDonna Tittle
- Marc Grapey
- Herb Mitchell
- Eddie Bo Smith Jr.
- Bobby Stuart
- Patrick New
- Ron O.J. Parson
- Ellis E. Williams
- Alexandra Bokyun Chun
- John Gleeson Connolly
- Warner Saunders
- Jack Reiss
- Marty Denkin
- Tamara Lynch
- Chico Benymon
- Bill Plaschke
Nominations
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Academy Award for Best Actor
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q913545 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.