Bowling for Columbine
The United States is known for the huge number of people killed in firearms in a developed country without civil war. With his angry sense of humor, activist director Michael Moore plans to explore the roots of this bloodshed. In order to arrive at a possible explanation, Michael Moore takes a deeper study of the culture of fear, intolerance and violence in America, which owns the ownership of weapons on a large scale.
5 January 1969, Canton, Ohio, USA
11 December 1943, Aurora, Colorado, USA
1976, Hauppauge, Long Island, New York, USA
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July 23, 2007
For all its gallows humor and choked laughter of disbelief, it feels rather soul-sick and bewildered.
June 21, 2007
It may be more op-ed than journalistic, but that does not distract from the fact that BFC makes for a thoroughly enjoyable, thought provoking film.
January 12, 2007
Why do Americans seem so inclined to slaughter one another? Once again, Michael Moore has once again waded into some rather murky waters to weigh in on a very thorny subject.
April 29, 2009
A frustrating film that asks more questions than answers.
October 26, 2002
A sweeping, sometimes insightful and often funny look at America's culture of violence.
December 22, 2010
Must-see gun violence documentary is brutal.
October 26, 2002
Bowling for Columbine would never be mistaken for even-handed, but it is at least a sincere attempt to find the source of this country's inability to curb gun violence and murder.
November 02, 2002
Fascinating, thought-provoking, often fitfully funny and sometimes devastatingly sad.
December 30, 2008
Agree with his messages or not, there's no denying the effectiveness of Moore's presentation.
October 31, 2002
A worthy successor to Roger & Me.
October 25, 2002
By turns hilarious, infuriating, moving, manipulative, self-serving and, most importantly, absolutely required viewing.
December 19, 2002
All in all, Mr. Moore has given us a lot to think about in Bowling for Columbine, and he has entertained us royally in the process.
