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83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

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  • Starring: George Foreman, Muhammad Ali
  • Summary: An unforgettable account of the "Rumble in the Jungle," this Oscar-winning film captures all the magic of Muhammad Ali at the peak of his triumphant career. (Universal)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Edward Guthmann
    100
    On a deeper level -- and this is where When We Were Kings exceeds its expectations and becomes a great film -- Gast examines African American pride.
  2. San Francisco Examiner
    Reviewed by: David Armstrong
    100
  3. The New Republic
    Reviewed by: Stanley Kauffmann
    60
    The film's title ought to be When We Were King's Pawns. Don King maximized the media circus aspects from the start, as the razzle-dazzle directing of Leon Gast, helped in the editing by Taylor Hackford and others, makes electrically clear.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. BhavikP.
    10
    very good movie the best documentary film i have ever watched in my life.
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