One Night in Miami Trivia | 40 facts about the film

“One Night in Miami…” is the directorial debut of Regina King. It is based on a play with the same name by Kemp Powers.

The film is a fictionalized account of a February 1964 meeting of 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. So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. One Night in Miami… is a 2020 American drama film
2. It is directed by Regina King
3. It is her feature film directorial debut
4. With a screenplay by Kemp Powers
5. The film is based on his stage play of the same name
6. The film is a fictionalized account of a February 1964 meeting of Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke in a room at the Hampton House
7. The foursome is celebrating Ali’s surprise title win over Sonny Liston
8. It stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, and Leslie Odom Jr. in the lead roles
9. With Lance Reddick, Joaquina Kalukango, Nicolette Robinson, and Beau Bridges in supporting roles
10. One Night in Miami premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2020
11. This is a first for an African-American female director
12. The film was released in limited theaters by Amazon Studios on December 25, 2020
13. Before being released digitally on Prime Video on January 15, 2021
14. It received critical acclaim
15. With praise for King’s direction, the performances, and Powers’s screenplay
16. The film earned three nominations at the 93rd Academy Awards
17. These were for Best Supporting Actor for Odom, Best Adapted Screenplay for Powers, and Best Original Song (“Speak Now”)
18. King also earned a Best Director nomination at the 78th Golden Globe Awards
19. In July 2019, Deadline Hollywood reported Regina King would direct and executive produce filming Powers’ screenplay
20. In January 2020, King announced casting Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, Aldis Hodge, Leslie Odom Jr., and Lance Reddick in the lead roles
21. Principal photography began in January 2020, in New Orleans, Louisiana
22. In September 2020, Odom said he had co-written the original song for the film, “Speak Now” with Sam Ashworth
23. The official lyric video and single for “Speak Now” was released January 5, 2021
24. On January 20, 2021, the official music video for “Speak Now” featuring Odom was launched
25. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival
26. There it was the runner-up for the People’s Choice Award
27. It has screened or been scheduled to screen at film festivals in Zurich, London, the Hamptons, Mill Valley, Middleburg, Chicago and Montclair
28. Amazon Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights to the film in July 2020
29. It was announced for a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2020
30. Followed by its streaming release on Prime Video on January 15
31. The film premiered on December 25, only exclusively at the Landmark Theatre at Merrick Park in Miami
32. Before further expanding to select nationwide theaters on January 8, 2021, the week prior to its streaming release
33. In March 2021, it was announced that One Night in Miami… would be released on DVD and Blu-Ray by the Criterion Collection
34. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98%
35. Based on 320 reviews
36. With an average rating of 8.3/10
37. The website’s critics consensus reads: “A hauntingly powerful reflection on larger-than-life figures, One Night in Miami finds Regina King in command of her craft in her feature directorial debut”
38. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 83 out of 100,
39. Based on 51 critics
40. Indicating “universal acclaim”