One Night in Miami...

One Night in Miami... is a 2020 American drama film directed by Regina King (in her feature film directorial debut) with a screenplay by Kemp Powers, based on his 2013 stage play of the same name. The film is a fictionalized account of a meeting on February 25, 1964 between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a room at the Hampton House, celebrating Ali's surprise title win over Sonny Liston. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. in the lead roles, with Lance Reddick, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, and Beau Bridges in supporting roles.

One Night in Miami...
Official promotional poster
Directed byRegina King
Screenplay byKemp Powers
Based onOne Night in Miami
by Kemp Powers
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTami Reiker
Edited byTariq Anwar
Music byTerence Blanchard
Production
companies
  • ABKCO
  • Snoot Entertainment
  • Royal Ties Productions
  • Germano Studios
  • Hit Factory
  • Capital Studios
Distributed byAmazon Studios
Release dates
  • September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07) (Venice)
  • December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) (United States)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16.9 million

One Night in Miami premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2020, a first for an African-American female director. The film was released in limited theaters by Amazon Studios on December 25, 2020, before being released digitally on Amazon Prime Video on January 15, 2021. It received praise for King's direction, the performances (particularly from Ben-Adir and Odom), and Powers's screenplay. The film earned three nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Odom, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Song ("Speak Now"). King also earned nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and the Critics Choice Award for Best Director.

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