The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music.
Anna-Share Blake
- Judy Mowatt
- (as Anna-Sharé Blake)
David Marvin Kerr Jr.
- Junior Marvin
- (as David Kerr)
Hector Donald Lewis
- Carly Barrett
- (as Hector Roots Lewis)
Abijah Livingston
- Bunny Livingston
- (as Abijah 'Naki Wailer' Livingston)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor his role as Bob Marley, Kingsley Ben-Adir immersed himself in Jamaican Patois for over a year. On set, he was supported by a team of seven to eight language experts.
- GoofsBob Marley calls the USA from a UK payphone in 1977. DDI was available in 1971, but it wasn't available at payphones until 1981, when calling cards became available in the UK.
- Quotes
Bob Marley: One love, one heart, one destiny.
- Crazy creditsThere are several clips of the real Bob Marley from the actual concert depicted in the film as well as clips from press conferences, home movies, etc. being played as the end credits are rolling. Also there are text blocks explaining what happened after the events of the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Project: Episode dated 23 February 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksRedemption Song
Written by Bob Marley
Published by Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited/Primary Wave/Blue Mountain
Administered by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)
Humming by Angélique Kidjo
Featured review
A limited look at a music legend
I wish I knew superstar Bob Marley better after seeing the biopic, Bob Marley One Love, but I don't. For such a music legend, the greatest exponent of reggae and a tireless promoter of peace for Jamaica, director Reinaldo Marcus Green and his host of writers patch together impressive music and a few poignant scenes from 1976 to 78 into a whole that doesn't give the sense of his greatness before he died of cancer in 1981 at age 36.
As Marley, Kingsley Ben-Adir has the star power of the original Marley with a casual charisma that convinces us he could bring peace to the two warring factions in post-colonial Jamaica. Because Marley eventually leaves home to tour the world and land in London, we are limited in learning about the close connection to his homeland from his birth on.
A reason to see this unimpressive bio is to watch the inception of the album, Exodus, which Time Magazine called the best of the 20th century. As successful as that was, peace was not to be so, an impossible task even the great Marley couldn't pull off.
Lacking throughout is an intimate look into his psyche, such as we did get in the recent Oppenheimer. Both bios dwell on a few key years (a blessing rather than trying to depict the whole life), but One Love never goes deeply except in the successful scenes with his wife, Rita (Lashana Lynch), which have the kind of soul revealing power lacking in most other scenes which too often scan the surface.
The lesser dramatic revelations such as his passion for soccer, Africa, and the genesis of the simple Exodus album cover are well represented. Less so is insight into reggae while he lived in his homeland. The most we get serves just to verify that he was a charismatic cross between Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury. The real Bob Marley is yet to be seen.
As Marley, Kingsley Ben-Adir has the star power of the original Marley with a casual charisma that convinces us he could bring peace to the two warring factions in post-colonial Jamaica. Because Marley eventually leaves home to tour the world and land in London, we are limited in learning about the close connection to his homeland from his birth on.
A reason to see this unimpressive bio is to watch the inception of the album, Exodus, which Time Magazine called the best of the 20th century. As successful as that was, peace was not to be so, an impossible task even the great Marley couldn't pull off.
Lacking throughout is an intimate look into his psyche, such as we did get in the recent Oppenheimer. Both bios dwell on a few key years (a blessing rather than trying to depict the whole life), but One Love never goes deeply except in the successful scenes with his wife, Rita (Lashana Lynch), which have the kind of soul revealing power lacking in most other scenes which too often scan the surface.
The lesser dramatic revelations such as his passion for soccer, Africa, and the genesis of the simple Exodus album cover are well represented. Less so is insight into reggae while he lived in his homeland. The most we get serves just to verify that he was a charismatic cross between Mick Jagger and Freddie Mercury. The real Bob Marley is yet to be seen.
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- JohnDeSando
- Feb 17, 2024
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Bob Marley: Một Tình Yêu
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $96,893,170
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $28,659,004
- Feb 18, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $177,193,170
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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