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Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for some language and brief violence |
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Sex & Nudity
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- Sex scene between Ali and his wife. Thrusting and grinding make this an obvious sex scene but no nudity is shown.
- Ali has sex with a woman he met. They are shown in bed with meaning but no nudity. Some sexual conversation.
- Men and women kiss passionately, an implied sex scene.
Violence & Gore
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- The assassination of Malcolm X is very violent and bloody. He is shot with a shotgun, he is thrown back and the impact is shown from a distance.
- The boxing scenes are pretty bloody with cuts dripping blood throughout the scene.
- Some slight pushing and slapping.
- Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated, although very little is shown and the scene is very brief.
- Numerous boxing fights throughout the film. Televised war images are briefly seen.
Profanity
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- At least five F words, and a dozen other mild profanities.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- One character is found drunk in his room after several days and asks for more liquor.
- Several acts of alcoholism, people are seen smoking, people drinking in nightclubs.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- A man approaches and then shoots Malcolm X with a shotgun twice. Other then walk up and shoot him with handguns, making sure he's dead.
- The boxing matches are violent and can be difficult to watch.
- Some talk and videos shown about war.
- We briefly see a black and white newspaper photo of a lynching victim whose face looks burned or torn up.
