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Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine

2002
Documentary, History
2h 0m
Famed documentarian Michael Moore returns with his first feature film in five years, as he tackles the issue of America's unique obsession with firearms.

Directed by:

Michael Moore

Screenwriter:

Michael Moore

Starring:

Chris Rock, Matt Stone, Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Dick Clark, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, John Nichols, George Bush, Jacobo Arbenz, Richard Castaldo, Ngo Dinh Diem

Genres:

Documentary, History

Countries:

Canada, Germany, USA

Language:

English
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Bowling for Columbine

2002
Documentary, History
2h 0m
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djrossdjross
Rated 05 Mar 2007
25
7th
I'm not convinced that what the world needs today are the simplifications and manipulations perpetrated by this director. Based on this film, the work of Michael Moore seems to me to represent an unfortunate turn in the direction of documentary filmmaking. Enough of cinema already presumes its audience to be fools who can be calculated and controlled: we don't need to reduce documentaries to that level as well.
Rated 05 Mar 2007
farzanFarzan
Rated 22 Jun 2014
52
36th
I don't know what the fuck Michael Moore is saying. I am a Canadian and I lock the fuck out of my doors.
Rated 22 Jun 2014
juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 12 Apr 2021
100
97th
When this film came out there were debates on whether it was a "true" documentary--as opposed to an op-ed or performance art. Those questions are diversions from the actual point: that Michael Moore made a profound picture on America's love affair with guns & violence. As a filmmaker, he's akin to Oliver Stone (in examining history) and Stanley Kubrick (by using black comedy to illustrate dehumanization). Sadly, all of his points ring true all these years later. One of my all-time favorites.
Rated 12 Apr 2021
magbMagb
Rated 17 Dec 2006
70
39th
Although I agree with many of Moore's conclusions, I can't forgive his transgressions toward journalistic integrity and general decency. It's to his credit how impactive, and even entertaining, Bowling for Columbine is, but that impact and entertainment come at a high price.
Rated 17 Dec 2006
somnivoresomnivore
Rated 05 Nov 2008
80
36th
It is definitely a notable film whether you love or hate Moore. It makes fairly strong arguments on fallacious bases. The film is obviously biased and often very misleading, but at least it is biased in directions I agree with, and does effectively compete with opposing biases. Due to the misleading and sometimes simply incorrect facts and heavily lopsided presentation, It is at best unclear whether this film could be called a documentary. If you see this movie, be sure to research the facts.
Rated 05 Nov 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
0th
Utterly obnoxious, hateful movie by the American left's stupidest and most self-righteous demagogue. I'm extremely pro gun-control and I despise this movie and the man who made it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
81st
Moore has a tendency to bark up the wrong tree a lot of the time. However, his heart and mine are definitely in the same place. Watching BFC is a riveting but profoundly depressing experience that strengthens my desire to get the hell out of this asinine country.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 25 Mar 2007
15
3rd
Could've been way better had Moore just never shown his fat face. He comes off as whiny and childish (and fat.) LOL LETS GO GUILT WALMART INTO NOT SELLING BULLETS ANYMOAR GUYZ! WE CAN, CHAAAEEEEANGE THE WOOOORLD! not informational, not honest, Michael Moore isn't funny, and he's teh worst interviewer I've ever seen. Also, he's fat.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 23 Feb 2007
35
21st
I've very torn as I review this movie. While I agree with almost everything Moore is fighting for I absolutely disagree with his methods of falsifying the truth and over exaggeration to get his point across.
Rated 23 Feb 2007
twincinematwincinema
Rated 31 Dec 2018
80
75th
It's kind of hard to write a review of this 15+ years later. I still don't understand the anger this doc caused. Every documentary you watch has a viewpoint. Some are easier to spot than others. Moore does not hide his bias. However, I think the doc is simultaneously more complicated than what critics of the film argue and more simplistic than what defenders argue. This caused a lot of passion, and when that happens, it becomes a difficult thing to untangle.
Rated 31 Dec 2018
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 17 Dec 2015
65
33rd
The standard line of rhetorical questions about a Michael Moore film: Do I agree 100% with the basic sentiment of the film? Yup. Did it change my opinion in any way? Not Really. Is it going to change the audiences minds on the issue? I'd guess no. Are the stunts funny? Hmm, kinda. Is it well constructed? Yes, in a disturbingly deliberate way. Is the subject relevant? Absolutely. Is the perspective even or clear headed? Absolutely not. Should it be? I dunno, we're back to square one.
Rated 17 Dec 2015
dardandardan
Rated 30 Oct 2015
5
0th
Turns to shit after about 26 minutes. Ridicules the idea of x media (rock music, games, movies) leading to shootings and subsequently blames y media for leading to a state of fear conducive to shootings. Fear for crime has gone up despite actual crime going down everywhere, but due to a lack of consulting experts this is seen as being a uniquely American problem. It ends up being an amateuristic and meandering induction of mostly random individuals and otherwise non-professionals he comes across
Rated 30 Oct 2015
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 19 Mar 2014
1
20th
Cheap move after cheap move. For every interesting point raised or made there were numerous bait-and-switch tricks and attempts at sentimental manipulation. Awful.[df]
Rated 19 Mar 2014
adamj1982adamj1982
Rated 29 Jan 2014
40
10th
Is trolling Charlton Heston making things better?
Rated 29 Jan 2014
mattorama12mattorama12
Rated 13 Feb 2012
70
61st
Moore's documentaries are hard to rate. In one sense, he's a great filmmaker who has transformed the documentary form. In another sense, he betrays the truth that documentaries ostensibly strive for by using skilled filmmaking techniques to give a highly skewed vision of the truth. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit, but I don't necessarily trust anything I saw.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 11 Jan 2011
24
17th
I like the bit where he portrays Canada as the most law abiding nation in the world. Pfffft.
Rated 11 Jan 2011
lucluc
Rated 05 Dec 2009
67
53rd
Intresting film. 11000 people killed in the USA with fireguns every year. M. Moore interview some people like victims and C.Heston, but why did he not interview some politicians because they can change the bad law. In Belgium one can not buy guns or bullets in a supermarket. The law is very strict and almost nobody has a gun at home. Last year 130000 guns were destroyed by the new law.
Rated 05 Dec 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 26 Dec 2007
2
21st
So manipulative
Rated 26 Dec 2007
saucyjacksaucyjack
Rated 03 Dec 2007
76
59th
Love him or hate him, Moore knows how to produce documentaries that initiate conversation. This film is no different.
Rated 03 Dec 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
57th
Fahrenheit 9/11 might be the most notorious Moore movie, but this is the quintenssential Moore movie, exploring broad and controversial concepts with an occasionally light and comic and occasionally more outraged tone, alternatingly in-your-face and introspective. The Heston bit is pretty awkward though.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
margustaMargusTa
Rated 15 Oct 2020
90
88th
As non-american, i didn't have slightest idea how easily you get a gun in US. And Michael Moore even got one when he opened bank account. Thats a good documentary if studies the case and enlightens the viewers. Hats off for the honour of Michael Moore.
Rated 15 Oct 2020
shewasSheWas
Rated 25 Dec 2019
81
87th
Fucking moving and hilarious
Rated 25 Dec 2019
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 30 Aug 2019
85
58th
B+
Rated 30 Aug 2019
daphnlDaph_NL
Rated 25 Feb 2014
73
92nd
Thought it was enlightening. Certainly making a good point on how dumb people can be to stick to beliefs that aren't good for anyone. Like Mr. Nichols, trying so hard to defend the gun-culture and then when he's confronted by Moore with the ways of Ghandi he says 'I'm not familiar with that'. I feel like that symbolizes America for you: knowing just how much damage you can cause with weapons, but still have them in your home because 'it's just a part of American culture'. Sad. Just so sad.
Rated 25 Feb 2014
chroniclerChronicler
Rated 19 Oct 2013
100
95th
One of my favorite Michael Moore docs. Bowling for Columbine focuses on America's obsession with guns and uses the Columbine shootings as a focal point to discuss the myraid of factors that may contribute to such violence & the culture of fear which reinforces peoples deep seeded fears about the world outside which makes many people seek out firearms for protection. Some of the things Moore does, particularly the infamous interviews with Charlton Heston off-putting but the film is worth a look.
Rated 19 Oct 2013
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 31 Dec 2012
89
82nd
An intelligently considered, well-wrought examination of the gun debate/culture in America that, for the most part, avoids the outrageous political grandstanding that mars many of Moore's later films. Where Moore always excels is mining unexpected insights from unexpected sources, be it a Chris Rock monologue, South Park or Marilyn Manson. Only a few below-the-belt pot-shots at an obviously enfeebled Heston leave a somewhat sour taste.
Rated 31 Dec 2012
gkfilmgkfilm
Rated 23 Jun 2012
85
98th
3 of 4 -- Entertainment. 2.5 of 2 -- Food For Thought. 1 of 2 -- Opens The Heart. 2 of 2 -- Sustainability Values.
Rated 23 Jun 2012
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 13 Dec 2011
95
98th
This is my favourite Michael Moore film. This documentary has the perfect mix of humour and serious moments. Every moment of the film is interesting to watch
Rated 13 Dec 2011
grimsoothgrimsooth
Rated 19 Jul 2011
26
11th
Lots of spin and fluff, virtually no facts. Not really entertaining, not very interesting. Doesn't seem to have a point other than Hype.
Rated 19 Jul 2011
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 15 Jul 2011
90
92nd
I guess the one positive thing to come from that Columbine massacre is this movie. fff.
Rated 15 Jul 2011
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 06 Jun 2011
75
67th
Whether you like Michael Moore or not, you have to admit he makes some god points in this film. His points about the news' role in propagating fear and violence were spot-on (and true). He has his typical manipulative moments, but he does know how to put together an entertaining documentary.
Rated 06 Jun 2011
rossRoss
Rated 22 Feb 2010
50
44th
Moore's best - But that's not saying a lot. He manipulates you until all credibility is lost. Fahrenheit made me root for Bush, this made me root for Heston, who was bullied by the disgusting fat guy.
Rated 22 Feb 2010
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 07 Feb 2010
67
33rd
Moore tackles gun ownership with a sledgehammer. Not even-handed in any sense, this sort of stuff is why the US is so polarised in its views.
Rated 07 Feb 2010
dunder74Dunder74
Rated 12 Oct 2009
8
86th
Michael Moore's best.
Rated 12 Oct 2009
pepsi_manPepsi-Man
Rated 21 Jul 2009
1
11th
His heart is in the right place but his facts are somewhere else. I'm no gun nut and I've got a lot of problems with some of the laws and standards here, but Moore does nothing other than skew.
Rated 21 Jul 2009
thoughtgraffThoughtgraff
Rated 31 Mar 2009
65
49th
Too controversial on purpose. Less documentary, more journalism.
Rated 31 Mar 2009
bok_dongBok dong
Rated 26 Nov 2008
100
94th
i thought this was so controversial,VOTE FOR FICUS
Rated 26 Nov 2008
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 03 Nov 2008
85
80th
Very touching at parts but also a extremely humorous documentary. Michael Moore is still a douche.
Rated 03 Nov 2008
batface89batface89
Rated 28 Jul 2008
95
93rd
Great documentary. I'm not sure how unbiased it is (pretty biased) but Michael Moore has a great skill of making even the most serious topics be entertaining and funny, without losing the seriousness of the topic at hand.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
ofallpiecesofallpieces
Rated 31 May 2008
98
94th
While Michael Moore is not the most credible documentarian around, this film surely sticks into your mind when you relive the impossible time that was Columbine. Tragedy and provoking questions are what put this into a higher rating for me. I could care less about credibility.
Rated 31 May 2008
senseisensei
Rated 12 Oct 2007
90
93rd
Viewed as a piece of propaganda, it's both entertaining and enlightening. Bullshit, but entertaining bullshit.
Rated 12 Oct 2007
max22max22
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
18th
There are entertaining moments, but they're tempered by Moore's exhibition of the Columbine high school security tapes (which goes from shocking, which it should be, to gratuitous, which is too much). That many of the events you see are fabricated or "creatively" edited makes you wonder just how Moore won the Oscar.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chiliChili
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
3rd
One sided Mishagas.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
15th
Some good points, but an overall mess of manipulation and misguided finger pointing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
77th
The fashion in which the material is covered is questionable, but it's still a decent movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mendeljefmendeljef
Rated 30 Apr 2007
80
87th
great docu, but sometimes a little bit exaggerated and then it looses a little bit of it's credibility
Rated 30 Apr 2007
krylyrkrylyr
Rated 06 Feb 2007
96
77th
Anybody else think giving away guns at a bank is a bad idea?
Rated 06 Feb 2007
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 12 Dec 2006
69
23rd
No matter how much I may agree with the man or how viscerally enjoyable some of his stunts are, at the end of the day Moore's style of documentary just annoys me. Manipulative tactics like his just serve to polarize and preach to the choir, doing little for the cause itself.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 17 Aug 2024
83
83rd
My first Michael Moore joint (not counting his weird standup comedy thing). Love how combative and aggressive he can be in interviews — there are obvious benefits to a more passive interview style that lets the participants expose themselves, but, sometimes, being a little in-your-face is what an interview calls for. Covers its heavy subject matter well and does a good job balancing being informative with being entertaining
Rated 17 Aug 2024
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 30 Jun 2024
60
35th
I got a little dizzy watching this "documentary" trying to figure out who I should be fighting against -- the gun nuts, big weapons businesses, the news media, the people who make Cops, maybe Canadians? Perhaps if this were a little more focused, we might not have that overwhelming feeling that life is one giant conspiracy against us.
Rated 30 Jun 2024
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 24 Aug 2022
65
65th
I just watched this for the first time since the early 2000s and I feel the same way now as I did then; deeply sad and sorry for Americans and in particular (not sure what this says about me) Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. I appreciate that many of Moore's efforts are ham-fisted and little more than publicity stunts - his flippant references to the Holacaust are also problematic - but as pathos it certainly works on me. Heston talking nonsense in front of the 'Touch of Evil' poster does pain me.
Rated 24 Aug 2022
chevanChevan
Rated 21 Jan 2022
90
47th
I don't know how to rate a movie like that!!
Rated 21 Jan 2022
faveryfavery
Rated 10 Nov 2020
20
1st
Crooked, emotionally manipulative "look at this outrage, now look at that one" horseshit that doesn't deserve to be called a documentary.
Rated 10 Nov 2020
ekkieekkie
Rated 24 Feb 2019
30
4th
It's just some stupid prick harassing parents and talking about fucking nothing. Crap. It's like the middle-school level "my country all idiots but me" cynicism you might be familiar with except with less basis and punctuated by this fuck being a total ass to people.
Rated 24 Feb 2019
mspraguemsprague
Rated 21 Jan 2019
80
84th
Some of Michael Moore's best work.
Rated 21 Jan 2019
kitty19Kitty19
Rated 20 Jan 2019
60
20th
I'd like to say I liked it but there are two many misleading "facts" and situations in it. But I do appreciate the overall purpose and theme of the film. But yeah, docs aren't suppose to include so much opinion.
Rated 20 Jan 2019
mist600Mist600
Rated 13 Nov 2017
85
67th
BACK-FILLING WHOLE LOT OF FILMS NOT SEEN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME -> Recall/Scores may be 20-30% off. Not at all offended, grateful actually, if anyone wants 2 drop me a cordial msg if think memory dulled a gem or gave a rosy tint to clunker. IE. Tell me WHY Im wrong & what U think I should score. Love film chat/debate| Powerful stuff & I recall as far less biased/tricksy than some of his later work. Not much arguing with thesis here I think & 15yrs later news recounts similar horrors monthly
Rated 13 Nov 2017
philamentalphilamental
Rated 25 Aug 2016
75
70th
Haven't seen for years. Placeholder score until I can rewatch
Rated 25 Aug 2016
neonmanNeonman
Rated 08 Oct 2015
83
74th
I don't think much of Moore as a documenteur, and this doco has its silly moments, but he can still craft a movie. Moore looks at various violent tragedies in the US and carefully goes through the list of possible motives, denouncing most of them. I've seen this a number of times since it came out and it's remained a timely critique of certain troubling aspects of US culture, though doesn't indulge in bashing the country.
Rated 08 Oct 2015
prestobixPrestoBix
Rated 20 Aug 2015
92
93rd
Seen 2x
Rated 20 Aug 2015
rymRYM
Rated 29 Mar 2015
65
58th
3.23/5
Rated 29 Mar 2015
maddogmaddog
Rated 24 Sep 2014
72
37th
Interesting at times, but definitely feels like heavy-handed propaganda. But then again... Michael Moore. What would you expect?
Rated 24 Sep 2014
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 04 Aug 2014
85
59th
For better or for worse, this is Michael Moore's masterpiece. It mixes those really evocative reveals and moments of history with his fascinating interviews and hilarious stunts. Hard to believe that there are people who aren't laughing at Michael Moore bumbling around Canada, opening strangers' doors.
Rated 04 Aug 2014
gokseltuzungokseltuzun
Rated 19 May 2014
95
83rd
acık ve nettir hele ki Kanada konusu. Especially Canada story was wisdow.
Rated 19 May 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 03 Jan 2014
96
89th
Though it may not always convince, Bowling for Columbine asks important questions and provokes thought.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
alienindieAlienIndie
Rated 28 Oct 2013
22
1st
Insulting to the viewer's intelligence in every way. Being against free gun ownership is being against the people, for the would-be tyrants. So what if they are occasionally misused? It's still a lot better than having KGB and Gestapo raping you. Even the mighty power of FACT DISTORTION is not going to change that fact. While I am not totally opposed to the idea of "gunless world", it's definitely the LAST STEP on our road to utopia, not the first, and police arms need to go with civilians.
Rated 28 Oct 2013
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 15 Jul 2013
50
16th
Michael Moore is a great filmmaker and puts together a nice documentary. That being said, he's not very concerned with truth, facts, or being unmanipulative. I wish his talents were better used.
Rated 15 Jul 2013
bernie20bernie20
Rated 31 May 2013
84
34th
I liked this documentary a lot. It really opened my eyes into school shootings and bullying and gun control.It seemed like near the end the creators rushed to finish. But it was still an interesting film.
Rated 31 May 2013
needstimulusneedstimulus
Rated 01 Feb 2013
6
0th
For me, the interviews make this film. The found footage and Moore's personal rhetoric can at times impede my enjoyment. I don't feel like I reach my own inclusion, merely understand Moore's.
Rated 01 Feb 2013
spinySpiny
Rated 20 Jul 2012
50
3rd
You can't dismantle the master's house with the master's tools. Your audience deserves better.
Rated 20 Jul 2012
ale_jetAle-Jet
Rated 01 Jun 2012
83
55th
Den beste dokumentaren jeg har sett. Belyser mange viktige problemer i samfunnet.
Rated 01 Jun 2012
facu742facu742
Rated 27 May 2012
80
52nd
I think it shows a really interesting aspect about american culture
Rated 27 May 2012
w00dyW00DY
Rated 11 Apr 2012
46
18th
It's entertaining but, as always with Moore, it's fiction masquerading as a documentary.
Rated 11 Apr 2012
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 19 Dec 2011
65
51st
recommended
Rated 19 Dec 2011
sickbaysickbay
Rated 20 Oct 2011
74
34th
Michael Moore is a master manipulator. Like it? :D
Rated 20 Oct 2011
fletchlivesfletch_lives
Rated 19 Oct 2011
73
64th
A good documentary. but I start to doubt Michael Moore for the amount of money he's made from such trajedies. also he uses dodgy editing techniques to make you beleive different things. Its a documentary Michael state the facts
Rated 19 Oct 2011
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 30 Aug 2011
86
82nd
This is a really well made film. Very manipulating, but still entertaining.
Rated 30 Aug 2011
justthinkitjustthinkit
Rated 05 Aug 2011
60
31st
MM makes documentaries we like to talk about. Not good, let alone great, ones. Just ones that get all the press. Just for "kicks", look into who the murderers were...
Rated 05 Aug 2011
freshFresh
Rated 19 Jul 2011
96
90th
Though it may not always convince, Bowling for Columbine asks important questions and provokes thought.
Rated 19 Jul 2011
fragolafragola
Rated 12 Jul 2011
94
63rd
Moore captures a generation
Rated 12 Jul 2011
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 30 Jun 2011
82
83rd
Depressing. I don't know the exact situation in America, but from my point of view it looks pretty bad
Rated 30 Jun 2011
scorpusScorpus
Rated 28 Apr 2011
19
0th
Filled with poor, obvious manipulative techniques and factual inaccuracies, this film should never be watched
Rated 28 Apr 2011
ocelotOcelot
Rated 14 Apr 2011
40
31st
A solid load of ass. Tries to do about a dozen different things and does none of them well.
Rated 14 Apr 2011
gullusumgullusum
Rated 08 Apr 2011
90
58th
Whatever the critisim, Moore did an outstanding job in explaining the fear society in USA. Since his main attention is the TV, it looks sometimes that there is no other source to create this fear. Still, he makes his case very "subjectively" powerful.
Rated 08 Apr 2011
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 30 Mar 2011
10
2nd
I can't edit my way into making Charlton Heston look like a douche but thats really kind of a dick move. For those who pay close attention you will find plenty of inconsistencies and facts the are twisted or misrepresented. Although I disagree with the message, I could at least appreciate it had he not skewed everything in such a dickhole way.
Rated 30 Mar 2011
stevekimesstevekimes
Rated 10 Mar 2011
85
73rd
Yes, Moore is a liberal blowhard. But this film seems more balanced. Occasionally he brings in the non-sequitor, (and is mean to Charlton Heston) but this is a film with more questions than answers and it's pretty good.
Rated 10 Mar 2011
li0lili0li
Rated 24 Jan 2011
40
13th
Typical biased crap from Moore. The statistics about gun crime are the perfect example of how ridiculous this documentary is.
Rated 24 Jan 2011
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 19 Jan 2011
65
23rd
Certainly one sided but still, to an extent, informative. Take it with a grain of salt.
Rated 19 Jan 2011
pompousasspompousass
Rated 07 Dec 2010
80
94th
He is not averse to the cheap shot and the heavy hand: a montage of U.S. foreign-affairs follies will be accompanied by Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World." Yet his sincerity, for all his showmanship and all his sarcasm, never seems in doubt. His lack of slickness may or may not say something about his level of expertise as a filmmaker. The film is not so much unslick as strategically and pragmatically anti-slick. The film mirrors the filmmaker.
Rated 07 Dec 2010
lethiaslethias
Rated 02 Nov 2010
69
14th
One perspective shown only. Not objective.
Rated 02 Nov 2010
rufamRufam
Rated 22 Oct 2010
80
85th
A soaring and enthralling documentary that packs up some hilarious moments, but also some heart-breaking ones. Thought-provoking, well-made and full of wit, "Bowling for Columbine" is totally absorbing, despite the questionable statistics and the obvious emotional manipulation. The first half is brilliant, funny and gripping, and although the second half drags, this remains a thoroughly engrossing film, that, if it doesn't convince you, at least it'll make you hate Charlton Heston. Bowling too.
Rated 22 Oct 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 19 Oct 2010
30
78th
"There's no excuse for Moore's frequent self-aggrandizing and shrill sanctimoniousness, but he does manage to put the Man in his place." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 19 Oct 2010
hezarfenHezarfen
Rated 12 Oct 2010
60
44th
More than a standard doco, but much less than it could have been. If one is to place blame in what is being presented as an objective discourse, one has to get it exactly correct, and Mike Moore almost hides from the aspects of his subject that are not already in the common public domain.
Rated 12 Oct 2010
leonbarberoLeonBarbero
Rated 28 Sep 2010
80
0th
Melhor que Farenheit..
Rated 28 Sep 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
73
88th
Moore is fat and because of this I should apparently hate him. Pile a few more guns on this country and it will be the safest place in the world, cause then the good guys with guns could shoot the bad guys with guns! That could never go poorly could it? Loopy cunts. Moore's best besides maybe Roger and Me.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
dunbardunbar
Rated 01 Sep 2010
75
61st
Before it fell apart into a manipulative muddle of Michael Moore poopooing the evil gun empires of the universe (Walmart and Charlton Heston), it was actually pretty entertaining in a light-hearted head-shake to gun society in US of A kind of way.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 01 Sep 2010
75
59th
I will never consider Michael Moore among the great filmmakers because I don't believe he actually makes documentaries. He will often misrepresent the truth to make a point, but he does a good job of it in this one. I guess I just don't have enough sympathy for his targets to be too put off, and he's often right on target in my opinion. Of course, your love for this film will likely be based entirely on whether you agree with its content - impossible to judge on any other merits.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
domahdomah
Rated 21 Aug 2010
60
35th
Meandering "documentary" that is sometimes very entertaining, but all too often it deprives you of context and is driven by agenda. Moore, at many points in the movie, tricks the audience via editing. Classifying this as a documentary shines a bad light on the field.
Rated 21 Aug 2010
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 11 Aug 2010
66
88th
#00s(e)#, reviews, story
Rated 11 Aug 2010
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 12 Jun 2010
70
50th
This remains Moore's most watchable and entertaining film.
Rated 12 Jun 2010

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