20 movies like I Am Ali, ordered by similarity : Facing Ali(2009), Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me(2017), Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible(2020), The British Guide to Showing Off(2011), Uncle Howard(2016), Suzi Q(2019), The Godfathers of Hardcore(2017), Here to Be Heard: The Story of the Slits(2017), Cunningham(2019), Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.(2018), Pulp(2014), Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird(2010) ...
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, Documentary
USA|Canada
2009
100 Minutes
George Chuvalo Henry Cooper George Foreman Joe Frazier Larry Holmes Ken Norton
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Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
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
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 »
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 »
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
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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.
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, Music
2017
86 Minutes
Tessa Pollitt Viv Albertine Gina Birch Palmolive Don Letts Dennis Bovell
punk musician interviewee feminist music producer band member confident cool crafty fascinating inspiring powerful concert stage festival music video set interview room office house alternative lifestyles punk rock
The tale of the formation, journey and end of the seminal Punk/Reggae band The Slits.
Documentary, Biography, Music
Germany|France|USA
2019
93 Minutes
dancer man inspiring dance studio biography career success dance choreography rise 20th century
The iconic Merce Cunningham and the last generation of his dance company is stunningly profiled in Alla Kovgan's 3D documentary, through recreations of his landmark works and archival footage of Cunningham, John Cage, and Robert Rauschenberg.
Documentary, Music
2018
90 Minutes
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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
UK
2014
90 Minutes
singer musician fan friend interviewee group member creative charming heartwarming inspiring positive uplifting sheffield, england documentaries pop music live show fandom nostalgia performance love
Britpop band Pulp found fame on the world stage in the mid-1990s with anthems including "Common People" and "Disco 2000". Twenty five years and 10 million album sales later, they return to their hometown for their last UK concert.
Documentary
USA
2010
82 Minutes
Jane Beasley
historian author interviewee interviewer harper lee oprah winfrey tom brokaw fascinating engaging moving united states archive literature legacy biography documentaries history society rise 2010s
It is our national novel. Reading to Kill a Mockingbird is something we all have in common. Harper Lee's first and only novel turns 50 this summer and the author hasn't given an interview ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1987
75 Minutes
Andy Minsker Gerry Heller Morgan Young
boxer coach child inspiring gripping oregon boxing ring mount scott boxing club boxing golden gloves life childhood training discovery quest rise 1980s
A documentary, photographed in black-and-white, with a hip jazz soundtrack, looks at the boys and coach of a small but accomplished boxing club near Portland, Oregon. The film focuses on ... See full summary »
Drama, Documentary, History
USA|Australia|Finland|France|Germany
2017
82 Minutes
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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
2018
106 Minutes
Lauren Greenfield Bret Easton Ellis Paris Cronin Mijanou Bardot Sheldon Greenfield Patricia Greenfield
artist photographer filmmaker celebrity interviewee interviewer bleak intricate engaging positive profound powerful los angeles moscow dubai china interview materialism sex culture
A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
Biography, Documentary, Music
UK
2006
96 Minutes
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A documentary on the influential musician Scott Walker.
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.
Biography, Drama
New Zealand
2014
124 Minutes
Cliff Curtis James Rolleston Kirk Torrance Xavier Horan Miriama McDowell Wayne Hapi James Napier Robertson Te Ahorangi Retimana-Martin Sia Trokenheim
maori chess grandmaster chess player teenager intense emotional inspiring heartwarming melodramatic auckland, new zealand psychiatrist's office hospital chess competition training new life motivation psychiatry rise fall
A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
Documentary
2018
94 Minutes
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Filmmaker Morgan Neville examines the life and legacy of Fred Rogers, the beloved host of the popular children's TV show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."