Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese's classic black and white biopic on self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro in Oscar-winning form). The prizefighter’s devastating rage helps him rise to the top of the ring, but destroys his life outside it. Nominated for eight Academy Awards including Best Director and Supporting Actor Joe Pesci. Co-written by Paul Schrader, in his second collaboration with Scorsese after 1976's Taxi Driver.
1980Rating: R18, Graphic violence129 minsUSA
DramaSportTrue Story & BiographyClassic
- Director:
- Martin Scorsese ('Goodfellas', 'Casino', 'The Departed', 'Taxi Driver')
- Writer:
- Paul SchraderMardik Martin
- Cast:
- Robert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe PesciFrank VincentNicholas Colasanto
Raging Bull | Awards
Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Editing, 1981 Academy Awards. Best Actor (De Niro), 1981 Golden Globes. Best Editing and Supporting Actor (Pesci), BAFTA Awards 1982.
Raging Bull | Reviews
94%77 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Total Film
Scorsese's luminous study of a man at war with his own nature remains undimmed after almost 30 years.
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Time Out
When has a performer as fully and uniquely sacrificed himself to the moving-picture cause as De Niro?
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Roger Ebert
It's the best film I've seen about the low self-esteem, sexual inadequacy and fear that lead some men to abuse women.
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