Bowling for Columbine

A provocative, wryly funny and unsettling tour of American gun culture that mixes outrage with dark humor and asks uncomfortable questions.

Directed by

Michael Moore

Genres

Documentary, Drama

Starring

Michael Moore, George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush

Tagline

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

Overview

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.

How it feels

Satirical, cynical, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Violence, politics, media, freedom

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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