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Documentaries like When We Were Kings

Not everyone loves When We Were Kings for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love When We Were Kings

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope.

  2. You like Muhammad Ali talking, joking and believing he can win.

  3. You like soul and African music filling a documentary.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Marley2012

    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like reggae and want to know where these songs came from.

  • EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert2026

    • Muhammad Ali talking, joking and believing he can win
    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like hearing Elvis sing live at full power.

  • Elvis2022

    • Muhammad Ali talking, joking and believing he can win
    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like rock'n'roll, gospel and Elvis songs mixed with modern tracks.

  • Harlan County U.S.A.1976

    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like the union songs that run through it.

  • Imagine: John Lennon1988

    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you love the Beatles and Lennon's solo songs.

  • O.J.: Made in America2016

    • the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope

    Good for you if you want O.J. the running back at USC and Buffalo, long before the trial.

  • Searching for Sugar Man2012

    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like discovering songs you've never heard, and hearing why they mattered.

  • Quincy2018

    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like hearing how jazz, pop and film music passed through one man.

  • Straight Outta Compton2015

    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like watching Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and Eazy-E build their songs in the studio.

  • Pelé2021

    • the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope

    Good for you if you like archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups.

  • Amazing Grace2018

    • Muhammad Ali talking, joking and believing he can win
    • soul and African music filling a documentary

    Good for you if you like gospel sung live with a choir behind it.

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