One Night in Miami... (2020)

Directed by

Regina King

Genre

drama film, biographical film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 704 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four prominent Black men meet in a Miami hotel room in 1964. They debate their roles in society and how to use their influence for change.

conversationalcontemplativegroundedpoignantcharacter-drivenrestrainedchargedhistorical

What happens

One Night in Miami... is a 2020 American drama film directed by Regina King (in her feature film directorial debut) from a screenplay by Kemp Powers, based on his 2013 stage play. The film is a fictionalized account of a meeting on February 25, 1964, between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a room at the Hampton House, celebrating Ali's surprise title win over Sonny Liston. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. in the lead roles, with Lance Reddick, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, and Beau Bridges in supporting roles. One Night in Miami premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on September 7, 2020, a first for an African-American female director. The film was released in select theaters in the United States by Amazon Studios on December 25, 2020, before being released digitally on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, 2021. It received praise for King's direction, the performances (particularly from Ben-Adir and Odom), and Powers's screenplay. The film earned three nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Odom, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Song ("Speak Now"). King also earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the Critics Choice Award for Best Director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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