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Bowling for Columbine (2002) 8.0
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Metascore: 72/100
Reviews: 876 user | 214 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence. Director:Michael MooreWriter:Michael Moore |
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The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed. In doing so, he learns that the conventional answers of easy availability of guns, violent national history, violent entertainment and even poverty are inadequate to explain this violence when other cultures share those same factors without the equivalent carnage. In order to arrive at a possible explanation, Michael Moore takes on a deeper examination of America's culture of fear, bigotry and violence in a nation with widespread gun ownership. Furthermore, he seeks to investigate and confront the powerful elite political and corporate interests fanning this culture for their own unscrupulous gain. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts? See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some violent images and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 November 2002 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Akiryhtos polemos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$4,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,738 (Hong Kong) (6 June 2003)Gross:
$312,914 (Brazil) (20 June 2003)Company Credits
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Alliance Atlantis Communications, Dog Eat Dog Films, Iconolatry Productions Inc. See more »
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(1954)
Music by Charles Albertine, Larry Elgart, Les Elgart, Bob Horn (1954)
Lyrics by Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman (1978)
Performed by Barry Manilow
Courtesy of Arista Records
Under license from BMG Special Projects
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Because the film didn't fit neatly into any established categories at Cannes, the Jury created a special 55th Anniversary Award just for the film. See more »Goofs
A clip of a Godzilla-type monster roaring is shown while showing gun-related death rates for Japan. The clip, however, is from Gorgo, which was a UK production. See more »Quotes
Canadian: If more guns make people safer, than America would be one of the safest countries in the world. It isn't. It's the opposite.See more »
Crazy Credits
There is no cast list, either at the start of the film or at the end. People are credited either by subtitle, by the narrator or by themselves. See more »Soundtracks
"Bandstand Boogie"(1954)
Music by Charles Albertine, Larry Elgart, Les Elgart, Bob Horn (1954)
Lyrics by Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman (1978)
Performed by Barry Manilow
Courtesy of Arista Records
Under license from BMG Special Projects
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Documentary by Michael Moore about the NRA and America's fascination with guns. Much of the footage deals with Columbine and the case in which a 6 year old boy shot to death a 6 year old girl. It all culminates in an interview with the head of the NRA Charlton Heston.
Riveting, chilling, hilarious and absolutely incredible movie despite what your views are on the gun issue. Moore's views are definetely anti-gun but he does try to show the opposite side also. Moore questions why there are so many killings in America by guns and almost none in other countries. He gives no real answers to this question but he raises a lot of interesting points and theories. I walked out of the theatre very shaken but, in a way, exhilirated. This is truly a great documentary.
I'm not going to review this fully--it's a movie you should see for yourself. A definite must-see.