New Film: One Night in Miami…

One Night in Miami… is a 2020 American drama film about a fictionalized meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a Miami hotel room in February 1964, celebrating Ali’s surprise title win over Sonny Liston. It is the first feature directed by Regina King, from a screenplay by Kemp Powers based on his stage play of the same name. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge and Leslie Odom Jr. in the lead roles, with Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, Beau Bridges and Lance Reddick in supporting roles.

The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2020, a first for an African-American female director. It was released in limited theaters by Amazon Studios, starting on December 25, 2020, before being released digitally on Prime Video on January 15, 2021. Reviews were overwhelmingly positive, with critics praising King’s direction, the performances, and the screenplay.

The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2020. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was the runner-up for the People’s Choice Award. It has screened or been scheduled to screen at film festivals in Zurich, London, the Hamptons, Mill Valley, Middleburg, Chicago and Montclair.

Amazon Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film in July 2020. It was announced for a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2020, followed by its streaming release on Prime Video on January 15. The film premiered on December 25, only exclusively at the Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park in Miami, before further expanding to select nationwide theaters on January 8, 2021, the week prior to its streaming release.

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