Tyson
Welcome to the no-holds barred epic portrayal of the life of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. In this documentary, the former heavyweight boxing champion reflects on his tumultuous life both in and out of the ring.
10 February 1962, Wanaque, New Jersey, USA
17 January 1942, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
27 November 1964, New York City, New York, USA
20 August 1931, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
11 February 1931, Brooklyn, New York, USA
7 April 1960, Columbus, Ohio, USA
28 June 1964, London, England, UK
February 21, 2010
Whether or not the troubled Mike deserves our sympathy, is left up to the viewer.
June 11, 2009
Some documentaries grow in the shadows; others demand to be made. The story of boxer Mike Tyson, powerfully recounted in a new film, is as rich as a Dickens novel.
July 16, 2009
Half-appealing, half-pathetic.
April 07, 2015
The greatest bout of Tyson's life was no singular opponent but him being an experimental pawn in the battle of nature versus nurture.
June 13, 2009
The most remarkable revelation of the movie is its subject's thoughtful, reflective eloquence and unflinching self-perception...Tyson may or may not be entirely who he says he is, but he's probably not who we thought he was, either.
June 22, 2013
Turns out Mike Tyson, lo and behold, isn't that interesting after all. He's an unreliable narrator, sure, but mostly he's just a grotesque cartoon of every athlete who never had to answer for anything as long as they were making other people money.
May 15, 2009
Something of a cliché.
August 26, 2011
Toback presumably wants us to see Tyson as a product of his times, but we can't really buy that.
June 11, 2009
Listening to Tyson tell his side of the story, you come to understand him with new depth and complexity.
August 09, 2010
Boxing fans will be thrilled by Toback's film, filled as it is with multi-camera angles and behind-the-scenes footage of some of the greatest fights in the sports history.
June 14, 2016
Compelling as Iron Mike is to listen to, it's hard to fault the filmmaker for not wanting to interrupt him.
June 24, 2009
It all adds up to a fascinating psychological study, a film that goes beyond both the public persona and the fighter's own spin to get at the frightened, angry, explosive, yet utterly understandable boy who became a very troubled and very public man.
