Raging Bull

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Raging Bull

R

1980

2h 8m

Biography

Drama

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The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.

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Critics Consensus

Arguably Martin Scorsese's and Robert De Niro's finest film, Raging Bull is often painful to watch, but it's a searing, powerful work about an unsympathetic hero.

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Dean Johnson

Orlando Sentinel

10/11/2023

3.5/4

The brutality of Raging Bull is intense, a mood Scorsese maintains consistently. And, connected with that, is the director's search for, if not beauty, then poetry, within that vivid viciousness. He succeeds in that search.

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Joseph Gelmis

Newsday

10/11/2023

3/4

De Niro playing La Motta in Raging Bull is beyond mere typecasting. It is an apotheosis. With La Motta as technical adviser, De Niro, an actor with a passion for authenticity, has found the ideal outlet for his singular talent.

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

10/11/2023

Even if Scorsese and De Niro have created a movie that defies categories, the sports film will never seem quite the same, and the boxing division has a new heavyweight against which past and future efforts will be measured.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 21

4/4

The true power of De Niro's performance rests in his ability to worm his way into this lug's twisted psyche and air out his personal demons for all to see.

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John Marriott

Radio Times

08/30/2024

5/5

Scorsese effortlessly fuses top-drawer acting, pumping narrative drive and blitzkrieg camera technique to deliver a giddy, claustrophobic classic.

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Mike Thorn

Vague Visages

12/12/2023

Martin Scorsese perfects a configuration of the biopic as self-recognized fiction.

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Mary S

@Downunder Jan 12

The day Robert de Niro leaves this planet , no one can replace this actor. His ability to total immerse the character . His ability to play complex characters. His ability to be so intense . His swagger his attention to the little details of a the character. One has to watch the movie then again to study his character. He often plays narcassiss. I read where he and his friend Martin grew up in similar neighbour . They are a team. In Killings of the flowering moon , he has Leonardo as his student. Thank you for all the joy and entertainment you have given this world Robert de Niro. Mary Studdert. Sydney, Australia .

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Guillermo A

@Guillermo.Almeida Jan 8

The most honest biography done, great work by Martín in Direction and Robert, Pesci in acting.

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Paul E

@boostm3 Dec 21

This brilliand tour de force of brutal Jake La Motta's life is cinema verite at its finest capped off bye De Niro's incredible performance and Scorsese's masterful direction. One of his very best.

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Patrick S

@PatrickStruik Dec 13

A Scorsese masterpiece.

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Col. L

@Col.Lumumba Dec 12

Rage personified. Hits like a mule.

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rex w

Dec 11

A masterclass in psychotic human behavior. Robert DeNiro at his best. This is Scorsese's best film

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Synopsis

The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Jake LaMotta, Joseph Carter, Peter Savage, Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $87.3K
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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