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Michael Moore

Michael Moore
Michael Francis Moore born on April 23rd 1954

Michael Moore is an American film-maker and liberal political commentator. He was born in Flint, Michigan and was raised in Davidson.

He has released several documentary style films, the better known being Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 911.

Though Moore rejects the label "political activist," he has been active in promoting his political views. He also campaigned to encourage students not to waste their vote and try to make a change for the better.

Moore works tirelessly to report the darker side of the government and media which most of the public are oblivious to. His film are enlightening, enjoyable and fascinating.




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Michael Moore - news / articles


  • Moore refuses to settle Weinstein suit - 4 April 2011
    -Filmmaker Michael Moore is refusing to settle his lawsuit against Harvey and Bob Weinstein over £1.6 million in profits from his hit movie Fahrenheit 9/11.-The director filed suit against the movie moguls in February (11), accusing them of using "financial decept


  • Moore settles Sicko suit - 15 March 2011
    -Moviemaker Michael Moore has settled a lawsuit stemming from video footage used in his healthcare documentary Sicko out of court.- -The director took aim at the U.S. healthcare system in the 2007 film, comparing it negatively to Britain's publically-financed National


  • Lawyer: 'Weinsteins could owe Moore $27 million' - 10 February 2011
    -Michael Moore's lawyer has slammed Harvey and Bob Weinstein's business tactics, insisting the movie moguls could end up owing the filmmaker £18 million when a lawsuit over Fahrenheit 9/11 goes to court.- -The 2004 picture was released by Moore's Westside Producti

Michael Moore - what members say


  • Bowling for Columbine
  • Bowling for Columbine review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Good man, Moore 20 September 2003
    ...Michael Moore is a brave man ? he worries about what a lot of us worry about, but actually has the courage to write or make films about it all. This is an extremely effectiv...   Read customer review
  • Roger And Me
  • Roger And Me review by from London, UK
    Rated - 4.0 stars The Start of Moore's Career 1 August 2004
    ...This film was the one that started off the Michael Moore phenomenon. Here Michael Moore investigates the closing down of the Ford planet which literally dries up the town o...   Read customer review
  • Last Party 2000
  • Last Party 2000 review by from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Last Party 2000 16 April 2004
    ... filmed in the run up to the 2000 USA presidential elections. Parallels with Michael Moore are naturally drawn and, in the end, Hoffman?s views on the Bush election are c...   Read customer review

Michael Moore - filmography


  • Sicko on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    A documentary about 45 million people with no health care in the richest country on earth.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 22,219 members
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  • Manufacturing Dissent - Uncovering Micha... on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Rick Caine,  Debbie Melnyk
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Manufacturing Dissent is a documentary that seeks to separate fact, fiction and legend. Two Canadian filmmakers track Michael Moore on tour during the release of the explosive Fahrenheit 9/11, chronicling the politically supercharged climate in America that has fuelled Moore's transition from ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 2,075 members
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  • Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    For the past twenty years celebrated filmmaker Michael Moore has made some of the most controversial, subversive and groundbreaking documentaries in cinema history. In his film debut Roger And Me he relentlessly took on the big wigs at General Motors. Bowling For Columbine successfully tackled the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 1,112 member
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  • Fahrenheit 9/11 on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Academy Award-winning director Michael Moore examines the Bush administration's financial ties to Saudi Arabia and the bin Laden family in FAHRENHEIT 9/11, a well-researched, fast-paced, highly controversial, and important documentary that won the Palme d'Or at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Using ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 46,210 members
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  • Stupidity (2003)
    Starring: John Cleese,  Noam Chomsky,  Salma Hayek
    Director: Albert Nerenberg
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Stupidity sets out to determine whether our culture is hooked on deliberate ignorance as a strategy for success. From Adam Sandler to George W. Bush, from the IQ test to TV programming, to the origins of the word moron, Stupidity examines the "dumbing down" of contemporary culture. Stupidity ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 13 members
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  • Bowling for Columbine on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Michael Moore: thorn in the side of corporate America, scourge of the political hypocrisy and all-round ass-kicker of those that need a boot in the behind... With his trademark charm and biting wit, Michael Moore's documentary sets off on a rollicking journey to the heart of America, hoping to ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 35,244 members
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  • The Big One on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Another of Moore's subversive journeys in search of an answer to this question: at a time when corporations are posting record profits, why are so many Americans still in danger of losing their jobs
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 2,078 members
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  • Canadian Bacon on DVD (1995)
    Starring: John Candy,  Alan Alda,  Rhea Perlman
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this wacky satire on the cold war mentality, the president of the United States and an arms manufacturer find it in their best economic interests to plant rumours of a potential nuclear attack--by Canada. Then, following a border incident at a hockey tournament, a patriotic sheriff and his ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 1,524 member
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  • Roger And Me on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Michael Moore
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ex-journalist Michael Moore's blistering, satirical documentary about the closing of the General Motors plants in Flint, Michigan in the mid-1980s. This move, which eliminated 33,000 jobs and left the one-industry town destitute, was a particularly bitter tragedy, considering that Flint was the ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 4,560 members
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  • Paradise, Hawaiian Style on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Elvis Presley,  Suzanna Leigh,  Marianna Hill
    Director: Michael Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    Elvis stars as pilot Rick Richards, an ex-airline pilot who starts a helicopter charter service in Hawaii with his pal Danny Kohana (James Shigeta). Along the way, he finds time to mingle with the natives, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and romance Judy Hudson (Susanna Leigh). Includes such tunes as "..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 432 members
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Michael Moore facts

5 most recent films

Capitalism - A Love Story - 3.5 stars
Shooting Michael Moore - 2.0 stars
Sicko - 3.5 stars
Manufacturing Dissent - Uncovering Michael Moore - 2.5 stars
Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Capitalism - A Love Story - 3.5 stars
Sicko - 3.5 stars
Bowling for Columbine - 3.5 stars
The Corporation - 3.5 stars
Roger And Me - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Stupidity - 2.5 stars
Ankle Biters - 1.5 stars
Shooting Michael Moore - 2.0 stars
Manufacturing Dissent - Uncovering Michael Moore - 2.5 stars
Michael Moore's Slacker Uprising - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Noam Chomsky - 5 times - show films
Chris Barrett - 4 times - show films
Naomi Klein - 4 times - show films
Mikela J. Mikael - 4 times - show films
John McCain - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Mark Achbar - 4 times - show films
Jennifer Abbott - 4 times - show films
Adam Minarovich - 1 times - show films
Rebecca Chaiklin - 1 times - show films
Donovan Leitch - 1 times - show films