Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Directed by Michael Moore · 120 min · Documentary, Drama
72.6 TOPICAL score · #643 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.
Bowling for Columbine (2002, directed by Michael Moore) has a TOPICAL score of 72.6 - ranked 643 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on legacy & cult status and audience. It won 2 awards from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (1,760 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages.
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (1,760 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film; César Award for Best Foreign Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages
- Still read39,407 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Michael Moore (actor #846), George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush (actor #692), Charlton Heston (actor #136)
“The film is widely considered one of the greatest documentary films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10