Summary
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Fingerprint
At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+8)
Critics 83Audiences 75GoodWatch 78
Metascore83
User score7.5
IMDb7.4
Running time
1 h 30 min
A typical length for documentaries, −6 min on the typical 96
typical 9690Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 8 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
2008
May 16, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DocumentaryDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more13 people
- Mike TysonSelf
- Cus D'AmatoSelf - Trainer/Manager
- Don KingSelf - Promotor
- Robin GivensSelf - Ex-Wife
- Mills LaneSelf
- Evander HolyfieldSelf
- Lennox LewisSelf
- Trevor BerbickSelf (archive footage)
James DouglasSelf (archive footage)
Frank BrunoSelf
Angelo DundeeSelf
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Sonny ListonSelf (archive footage)
Directing · 1
- James Toback Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 4
- Mike Tyson Executive Producer
- Bob Yari Executive Producer
- Carmelo Anthony Executive Producer
- Damon Bingham Producer
Camera · 1
- Larry McConkey Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Aaron Yanes Editor
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