20 movies like Facing Ali, ordered by similarity : Suzi Q(2019), Uncle Howard(2016), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), The Godfathers of Hardcore(2017), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), Tyson(2008), Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible(2020), Addicted to Porn: Chasing the Cardboard Butterfly(2017), Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives(2015), The Devil We Know(2018), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg(1999) ...
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2009
100 Minutes
George Chuvalo Henry Cooper George Foreman Joe Frazier Larry Holmes Ken Norton
boxer muhammad ali trainer expert speaker fascinating profound intense inspiring touching emotional boxing match boxing ring united states interview room documentaries documentary filmmaking informing interview sports
Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Documentary, Music
Australia
2019
98 Minutes
alice cooper speaker rock star interviewee interviewer airy amusing inspiring intense brooding emotional united states music stage interview room documentary filmmaking informing rock 'n' roll interview live show fame
Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
speaker film producer journalist interviewee interviewer actor airy amusing inspiring intense charming villa united states documentary filmmaking filmmaker filmmaking informing discovery love rise
Documentary
USA|France
2017
100 Minutes
sammy davis jr. musician whoopi goldberg interviewer interviewee airy amusing inspiring intense positive powerful united states recording studio interview room music stage documentary filmmaking interview racism show business discovery
A star-studded roster of interviewees (including Jerry Lewis, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal) pay tribute to the legendary, multi-talented song-and-dance man.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
singer female rapper speaker music journalist interviewee interviewer airy intense inspiring emotional powerful creative united states recording studio stage russia informing documentary filmmaking music rap music
Drawn from a never before seen cache of personal footage spanning decades, Stephen Loveridge creates an intimate portrait of the Sri Lankan artist and musician known as M.I.A.
Documentary, Music
USA
2017
95 Minutes
Roger Miret Vinnie Stigma
punk rocker speaker musician interviewee interviewer airy amusing intense inspiring powerful positive united states recording studio street documentary filmmaking punk rock musicians interview band discovery
Follows the two of the most respected men in underground music, Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma of the band Agnostic Front.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography, Drama
UK
2011
98 Minutes
beauty pageant contestants pageant queen interviewee artist master of ceremonies judge fascinating engaging inspiring amusing campy confident england alternative lifestyles beauty pageant footage interview misfits fashion discovery
British artist and living legend Andrew Logan, loved the world over by celebrities and misfits alike, takes us under his glittering wing and inside his outrageous, anarchic and spectacular ... See full summary »
Documentary
2008
90 Minutes
boxer mentor trainer emotional engaging brooklyn, n.y. new york state united states boxing ring boxing rape prison divorce parenthood rise fall growing up 2000s
Interviews, archival footage and photographs help illustrate a biography of the life of former boxer Mike Tyson, in and out of the ring.
Documentary
USA|Germany
2020
86 Minutes
artist speaker interviewee interviewer painter sculptor intense profound brooding inspiring creative engaging art gallery interview room france informing documentary filmmaking art modernity artistic integrity
The film explores the life, philosophy and impact of one of the most influential early 20th century modernists, Marcel Duchamp. The film breaks down Duchamp's ideas and applies them to both... See full summary »
Drama, Documentary, History
USA|Australia|Finland|France|Germany
2017
82 Minutes
speaker porn star sex expert sex therapist interviewee interviewer airy amusing confident intense charming tv station interview room pornography sexual fantasy documentary filmmaking interview sexual taboo love forbidden love
Like it or not, porn is here and it is harmful. In this controversial film, award-winning filmmaker Justin Hunt dissects the impact of pornography on societies around the globe, from how it... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2015
90 Minutes
speaker radio dj jay-z rapper musician amusing charming positive inspiring radio station united states interview informing documentary filmmaking rap music music industry radio show hip-hop rise fall
A retrospective look at the "Best Hip Hop Radio Show of All-Time".
Documentary
2018
95 Minutes
Sue Bailey Bucky Bailey Mike Papantonio Rob Bilott Ken Cook
speaker chemist lawyer expert environmentalist brooding intricate profound disturbing disheartening virginia industrial town interview room environment chemistry toxic chemicals informing documentary filmmaking rise fall
Citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical -- now found in the blood of 99.7 percent of Americans -- into the local drinking water supply.
Biography, Documentary
USA
1999
89 Minutes
baseball fan baseball player jew friend rival inspiring emotional detroit michigan new york city baseball field baseball fame judaism anti-semitism family hank greenberg discovery rise rivalry
The life and career of Hank Greenberg, the first major Jewish baseball star in the Major Leagues.
Biography, Drama, History
2001
158 Minutes
Will Smith Jamie Foxx Jon Voight Mario Van Peebles Ron Silver Jeffrey Wright Mykelti Williamson Jada Pinkett Smith Michael Michele Joe Morton Paul Rodriguez
boxer wife young boy friend lawyer inspiring united states africa boxing ring court household friendship boxing racism politics muhammad ali social change rise rivalry 1970s
Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) battles Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier and George Foreman and raises controversy outside the ring.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Documentary, Biography
UK
2014
114 Minutes
george foreman inspiring heartwarming interview biography boxing rise 2010s
Unprecedented access to Muhammad Ali's personal archive of "audio journals" as well as interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends are used to tell the legend's life story.
Biography, Drama, History
2016
101 Minutes
Liev Schreiber Elisabeth Moss Naomi Watts Ron Perlman Jim Gaffigan Morgan Spector Pooch Hall Wass Stevens Melo Ludwig Sadie Sink Michael Rapaport
boxer champion wife daughter trainer charming emotional inspiring sad new jersey boxing ring high school legends boxing fame art imitating life discovery pursuit quest underdog
Liquor salesman and part-time prizefighter Chuck Wepner gets the chance to take on Muhammad Ali in a highly publicized title fight, launching him to sudden fame.
Biography, Documentary, Music
Canada|UK
2019
97 Minutes
singer-songwriter former lover muse interviewee celebrity poet fascinating engaging emotional touching moving tender america male/female relationship musicians fame muses romance documentaries love
An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
Documentary
USA
1996
84 Minutes
Muhammad Ali George Foreman Don King B.B. King Mobutu Sese Seko Spike Lee Norman Mailer George Plimpton Thomas Hauser Malick Bowens Wilton Felder
muhammad ali george foreman mobutu sese seko don king boxer promoter confident inspiring powerful kinshasa, zaire boxing ring boxing politics black power movement rivalry quest 1970s
A documentary of the 1974 heavyweight championship bout in Zaire, "The Rumble in the Jungle," between champion George Foreman and underdog challenger Muhammad Ali.
Documentary, Biography
USA
2018
133 Minutes
actress celebrity tycoon fascinating engaging creative confident cool amusing spirited intense inspiring united states life story life's work fame scandal celebrity discovery transformation
A look at the life, work, activism and controversies of actress and fitness tycoon, Jane Fonda.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2015
100 Minutes
speaker musician businessman record label owner music journalist intense emotional touching charming disheartening recording studio office records music industry internet financial troubles celebrities rise fall rivalry
'All Things Must Pass' is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Tower Records, and its legacy forged by its rebellious founder, Russ Solomon.