One Night in Miami

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One Night in Miami

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2020

1h 50m

Drama

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On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali, (Eli Goree), defeats heavy weight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).

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A hauntingly powerful reflection on larger-than-life figures, One Night in Miami finds Regina King in command of her craft in her feature directorial debut.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Sep 23, 2024

4/5

One Night in Miami is an imagined night of politics and passions, steeped into a bittersweet brew, with performances that will endure and an aftertaste that lingers.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

Jan 29, 2021

All the acting here is remarkable.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Jan 23, 2021

One of the captivating elements of this 110-minute movie is its one-night setting. We see the men as they were then and only then.

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 12, 2025

Actor Regina King’s directorial debut feature is nothing short of confident and measured. One Night in Miami is a film that examines the power of these men’s legacies through the lens of how they struggled to create them.

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

Jan 16, 2025

4/5

King’s achievement is to portray four such sizeable personalities like Sam Cooke and Malcolm X in such a convincing way.

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Nate Tinner-Williams

Black Catholic Messenger

Aug 10, 2024

B-

A relatively weak performance from lead Eli Goree as Ali threatened to derail the film at times (including the beginning), but was largely buoyed by the above standouts and the steadying—if not thematically stifling—dialogue from Aldis Hodge's Jim Brown.

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Tracey

Apr 21, 2021

The historic aspect as well as the music, set locations & wardrobe. You could really feel the intensity of the moment.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Oct 14, 2026

Despite its substantial budget, this felt like a made-for-TV movie. The emphasis on representation and political correctness seemed to take priority over making an engaging film. The imagined meeting of four prominent figures in Black history was watchable, but too often the characters seemed to be delivering messages rather than having a believable conversation.

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rex W

@RT11010153 Apr 2, 2026

"One Night..." was decent. Nothing spectacular. The dialogue was forced and unrealistic. Not enough happens. The actors look like they are rehearsing instead of performing. It's too bad because a great movie is hidden somewhere within this story, but it never came through for me.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 2, 2025

Success in 1 hour and 50 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language Throughout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Kurt P

@kslappy101 Oct 20, 2023

excellent performances. Great directing. Must see

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andrea c

@Charst Dec 18, 2022

Quattro ottimi interpreti ed una sceneggiatura di altissima qualità; quasi totalmente costruita in due stanze in cui tutti e quattro posso esprimersi senza però esagerare con i movimenti del corpo. A farla da padroni sono soprattutto Malcolm X e Sam Cooke, agli antipodi negli ideali e nello stile di vita. Impossibile non rendersi conto della qualità impeccabile di ogni dialogo e di ogni punto di vista e non seguire con estremo interesse ogni dibattito ed ogni presa in giro. Forse l'unica cosa a mancare è un po' di empatia verso i personaggi, soprattutto verso Malcolm X ed i suoi ideali estremi, soprattutto quando legati alla religione. Ottimo film soprattutto per sceneggiatura ed interpretazioni.

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Synopsis

On one incredible night in 1964, four icons of sports, music, and activism gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. When underdog Cassius Clay, soon to be called Muhammad Ali, (Eli Goree), defeats heavy weight champion Sonny Liston at the Miami Convention Hall, Clay memorialized the event with three of his friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr.) and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge).

Director: Regina King
Producer: Jessica Calder, Keith Calder, Jody Klein
Screenwriter: Kemp Powers
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: ABKCO Films Inc., Snoot Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2021
Runtime: 1h 50m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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