Stop Watching Road House, Another Must-See Sports Flick Is All the Rage on Netflix Now
It goes even further than just brutal action.
Aired on Prime Video in March, Jake Gyllenhaal ’s Road House is still a prominent feature of the platform’s global top. The top-tier action about an ex-UFC fighter also starred a real-life sports legend, the professional boxer Conor McGregor, in his movie debut.
Netflix has just added another sports movie to its catalog, and it can easily beat Road House by its wholesomeness. More than that, it tells the true story of rises and falls of one of the world’s legendary boxers, and it definitely adds to it being a must-watch.
It starts by showing a boxer during his championship debut against the back-then heavyweight champion, whom he beats and becomes a worldwide sports star. The subsequent events of his complicated life lead him to rethink the realities he lives in.
Sports lovers can already guess we’re talking about Muhammad Ali, also known as Cassius Clay Jr., whose name is presumably associated with boxing most of all. The movie covers not only his path towards the pedestal, but also a number of other issues.
It shows Ali’s criticism of the Vietnam War and other confrontations with politicians, conversion to Islam, and, of course, his later victories and titles. The film also touches on the social movements in the US, in particular, the ones that were connected with the aftermath of the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
You should definitely watch this biopic if you’re a fan of such films about the boxing world, as Million Dollar Baby (2004), Cinderella Man (2005), the Rocky movie franchise and, of course, Jake Gyllenhaal’s Southpaw (2015) and recently hyped Road House.
Besides, it appears to be an essential film speaking of African American political and religious activism, as well as the biographical dramas Malcolm X (1992) and Selma (2014).
Titled Ali, it was a box office bomb back in 2001, because it grossed just $87 million against a budget of $118 million. However, it was well-received by both critics and the audience and was extremely praised for Will Smith ’s convincing leading performance.
Check out the biopic that did Muhammad Ali justice, as it’s now available for streaming on Netflix.