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Bulworth

1998 · 108 min

A reckless, funny, and furious political satire that mixes hip-hop rhythms with dark comedy and a surprising emotional punch.

Tagline
Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!
Overview
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • race
  • class
  • corruption
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, crime, thriller, romance
Directed by
Warren Beatty
Written by
Warren Beatty, Jeremy Pikser
Starring
Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Kimberly Deauna Adams, Vinny Argiro, Sean Astin, Kirk Baltz, Ernie Lee Banks, Amiri Baraka
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Vittorio Storaro
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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