Common Sense Media Review
By Marty Brown
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Stylish but slim-scripted period drama has violence.
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
What's the Story?
Set in Atlanta in 1970, Fight Night retells the story of an infamous armed robbery that took place during a Muhammad Ali fight. Small-time bookie Chicken Man (Kevin Hart, Jumanji) gets involved with organized crime in order to provide a better life for his family, but quickly gets in over his head.
Is It Any Good?
Between the intriguing premise and the incredible cast, a crime drama centered around a Muhammad Ali fight has all the elements for a knockout series. But Fight Night never really seems to know what to do with all of its ideas and talent besides dress them in 70s outfits and hairstyles. Adapted from a podcast, the series seems to put little effort into figuring out how to build suspense or drama in an actual TV show. Instead, all the effort goes into the surface stuff, using the visual language of blaxploitation in a way that doesn't ever really land. It's interesting that a series about Ali, for whom style and substance were fascinatingly intertwined, would so blatantly choose one over the other.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Muhammad Ali. How familiar are you with Muhammad Ali? Why is he important? How does the series depict him? At what point in his career does this story take place?
How do each of the characters represent a specific point of view in Fight Night? How do characters show their moral and ethical values? How do those change over the course of the series?
Why do you think these creators are choosing to tell this story now? What can it tell us about contemporary America?
TV Details
- Premiere date : September 5, 2024
- Cast : Kevin Hart , Taraji P. Henson , Samuel L. Jackson
- Network : Peacock
- Genre : Drama
- Topics : History
- TV rating :
- Awards : NAACP Image Award - NAACP Image Award Winner , NAACP Image Award - NAACP Image Award Nominee
- Last updated : September 18, 2025
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