Bowling for Columbine

Name: Bowling for Columbine
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2002-10-09
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Michael Moore, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Charlton Heston, Jacobo Árbenz

2002·Movie·R·120 min·★ 7.5(1,693)

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“Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?”

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.

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About Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 English-language documentary and drama film directed by Michael Moore. The cast is led by Michael Moore, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush. It has a runtime of 2h 0m. Viewers rate it 7.5/10 across 1700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Tubi TV.

Bowling for Columbine was produced by Vif Babelsberger Filmproduktion, Alliance Atlantis, and Dog Eat Dog Films and made in Canada and Germany. It was released on October 9, 2002, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $4 million, it went on to gross $36 million worldwide.

Director: Michael Moore
Writers: Michael Moore
Release date: October 9, 2002
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: Canada, Germany
Budget: $4 million
Box office: $36 million
Production: Vif Babelsberger Filmproduktion, Alliance Atlantis, Dog Eat Dog Films

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Bowling for Columbine cast & crew

Bowling for Columbine was directed by Michael Moore and written by Michael Moore.

The cast features Michael Moore as Self, George H. W. Bush as Self, George W. Bush as Self, Charlton Heston as Self - NRA President, Jacobo Árbenz as Self - President of Guatemala, and Mike Bradley as Self - Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jeff Gibbs and it was produced by Wolfram Tichy and Jim Czarnecki.

Is Bowling for Columbine worth watching?

Bowling for Columbine holds an audience score of 7.5/10 from 1,693 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 2h 0m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy documentary and drama, Bowling for Columbine is worth a place on your watchlist.

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