Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 5, 2013
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7

Critic Reviews

  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Oct 7, 2013
    60
    Yes, it’s worth watching for the historical moment it represents--particularly since that moment continues to echo through to the present--but it’s less compelling than it might have been.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Oct 7, 2013
    50
    It’s not boring, thanks to strong performances by Christopher Plummer as the ailing Justice John Marshall Harlan and Frank Langella as conservative Justice Warren E. Burger. But still, the loose script, by Shawn Slovo, doesn’t drive home the size and intensity of the moment.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Oct 7, 2013
    50
    The actors make Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight seem better than it is, but the real Ali, with all his youth, vigor, bravado and passion, convinces us that he and his case deserved much better.

Awards & Rankings

86
#86 Best TV Season of 2013

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Loutampa
    Oct 22, 2013
    8
    Fantastic acting by some great actors. This story kept me glued and did not come undone all the way thru. Even thou we knew the story, theFantastic acting by some great actors. This story kept me glued and did not come undone all the way thru. Even thou we knew the story, the outcome and the bones of it all, the actors all came thru with a great drama.… Full Review »
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