Hitchcock (2012)
Centered Around the Actions of: Alfred Hitchcock
Main Actor: Anthony Hopkins
Film Cost: $15 million*
Main Actor Income: $800,000*
The man that needs no introduction. Alfred Hitchcock was the master of 20th-century horror and was a director deserving of a biographical film. Hitchcock is a movie about his filmmaking genius. But it also brings his personal life to the fore, specifically his relationship with his wife, portrayed by Helen Mirren throughout the production of Psycho.
Hitchcock
Psycho is undoubtedly one of the most important movies in the trade in general, not just for the horror and thriller genres. Hopkins did justice to the influential director, as supported by critics.
Ali (2001)
Centered Around the Actions of: Muhammad Ali
Main Actor: Will Smith
Film Cost: $107 million*
Main Actor Income: $20 million*
Will Smith had his work cut out for him when he took on the role of one of boxing’s most acclaimed boxers, Muhammad Ali, in the film Ali. He had to gym like a maniac, become well acquainted with Islam, and train to become a believable boxer. He passed with flying colors, simultaneously honoring Ali’s memory and evolving as an actor. Michael Mann wrote and directed the film.
Ali
Ali spans across a decade of Muhammad Ali’s life, ranging between 1964 and 1974. Despite the screenplay only covering ten years in his life, these were some of the boxer’s most explosive. He reclaimed his belt from Sonny Liston, became a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War, and converted to Islam.
