Michael Jordan to the Max

Michael Jordan to the Max
Directed by	Don Kempf James D. Stern
Written by	Jonathan Hock
Produced by	Don Kempf Steve Kempf Estee Portnoy James D. Stern
Starring	Michael Jordan
Narrated by	Laurence Fishburne
Cinematography	James Neihouse
Edited by	Jonathan Hock
Music by	John Debney
Distributed by	Giant Screen Films
Release date	May 5, 2000 (2000-05-05)
Running time	46 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$21.5 million [1]

Michael Jordan to the Max is a 2000 American IMAX documentary film produced and directed by Don Kempf and James D. Stern. ^[2] The film is about the life and career of basketball player Michael Jordan, focusing mainly on his 1998 NBA Playoffs and other significant achievements in his career. It is narrated by Laurence Fishburne.

The film includes appearances by numerous celebrities and professional athletes including Phil Jackson, Doug Collins, Bob Costas, Bill Murray, Ken Griffey Jr., Steve Kerr, Spike Lee, Willie Mays, Stan Musial, Ahmad Rashad, and Pat Riley.

Release

The film was released on May 5, 2000. ^[3] 20 years later, it was remastered and re-released to IMAX theaters. ^[4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 65% of 26 critics' reviews are positive. ^[5] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 57 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. ^[6]

Robert Koehler of Variety wrote that the film is "an honorific but unmoving portrait of the Chicago Bulls' No. 23." ^[3]

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it two out of four stars and wrote, "Michael Jordan to the Max, like almost everything that has been filmed or written about Jordan, is essentially just a promotional film for Jordan as a product. It plays like a commercial for itself." ^[7]

A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote, "It's an entertaining, intermittently thrilling 45 minutes, but nothing compared to what the man himself could do in 48." ^[2]

See also

• List of basketball films

References

1. "Michael Jordan to the Max". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
2. Scott, A. O. (May 5, 2000). "´Michael Jordan to the Max´: Too Big for Even Imax to Capture". The New York Times .
3. Koehler, Robert (2000-05-05). "Michael Jordan to the Max". Variety. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
4. "'Michael Jordan to the Max' documentary being re-released in theaters this month". CBSSports.com. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
5. "Michael Jordan to the Max". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved January 1, 2026.
6. "Michael Jordan to the Max". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
7. Ebert, Roger (May 5, 2000). "Michael Jordan To The Max". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved January 1, 2026.

External links

• Michael Jordan to the Max at IMDb
• Michael Jordan to the Max at Box Office Mojo
• Michael Jordan to the Max at Rotten Tomatoes