Michael Moore
Also Known As: Michael Francis Moore , マイケル・ムーア, Maikeru mūa, マイケル・フランシス・ムーア, Maikeru Furanshisu mūa, 麥可·摩爾, Mài kě·mó'ěr, Майкл Мур, Maykl Mur, 마이클 무어, maikeul mueo, مايكل مور, maykil mur, مایکل مور
Biography: Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, four of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries of all time. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, documenting his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth. Moore criticizes globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Flint, Michigan, USA
Birthday: April 23, 1954
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Gender: Male
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This Divided State
Overview: This Divided State follows the controversy surrounding Utah Valley State College's invitation to liberal filmmaker Michael Moore to speak on campus. Though UVSC is located in one of the most conservative counties in the United States, vehement opposition to Moore's visit was much greater than anticipated. Equally surprising, however, was the overwhelming support for Moore, vocalized by students and community members previously considered "apathetic." Debate between Moore supporters and Moore protestors raged openly in the media and public forums. Death threats, hate mail, bribes, and lawsuits were all candidly captured on film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-19
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Bowling for Columbine
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.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-09
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Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Overview: Theatrical packaging of three comic shorts: Dean Parisot & Steven Wright's comedy "The Appointments of Dennis Jennings" (1988), Michael Moore's documentary "Pets or Meat" (1992), and Mike Leigh & Jim Broadbent's satirical mockumentary "A Sense of History" (1992).
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-05
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The Big One
Overview: The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country asking why big American corporations produce their product abroad where labor is cheaper while so many Americans are unemployed, losing their jobs, and would happily be hired by such companies as Nike.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-06
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Canadian Bacon
Overview: The U.S. President, low in the opinion polls, gets talked into raising his popularity by trying to start a cold war with Canada.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-08
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Overview: Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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Roger & Me
Overview: A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
Genres: Documentary History Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-01
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Sicko
Overview: A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
Genres: Documentary Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-18
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The Yes Men
Overview: A comic, biting and revelatory documentary following a small group of prankster activists as they gain worldwide notoriety for impersonating the World Trade Organization (WTO) on television and at business conferences around the world.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-07
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Lucky Numbers
Overview: Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-27
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Michael & Me
Overview: Attorney and Radio Talk-Show host Larry Elder spends a year and a half attempting to interview Michael Moore in response to Moore's assertions about guns made in Bowling for Columbine.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Capitalism: A Love Story
Overview: Michael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-06
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The Corporation
Overview: Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-10
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Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Overview: Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is the mainstream media.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-23
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Manufacturing Dissent
Overview: "Michael Moore doesn't like documentaries. That's why he doesn't make them." A documentary that looks to distinguish what's fact, fiction, legend, and otherwise as a camera crew trails Michael Moore as he tours with his film, Fahrenheit 9/11.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-02-11
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Slacker Uprising
Overview: Michael Moore visits colleges in swing states during the 2004 election with a goal to encourage 18–29 year olds to vote.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-07
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Stupidity
Overview: An exploration into the nature of stupidity in Western society and its history of our perception of it.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Fever
Overview: Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-23
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2020: The Dumpster Fire
Overview: A documentary about the raging dumpster fire which was 2020.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-07
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...So Goes the Nation
Overview: A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-04
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Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
Overview: Evil has spread across the land. Martial Law: 9/11 Rise of the Police State exposes the high-tech control grid that is being set up across America Out of the ashes of the September 11th tragedy, a dark empire of war and tyranny has risen. The Constitution has been shredded and America is now a Police State. This film exposes not just who was behind the 9-11 attacks, but the roots and history of its orchestrators.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-06-08
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Ethos
Overview: Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in almost every aspect of our lives; from the environment to democracy and our own personal liberty: From terrifying conflicts of interests in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a media in the hands of massive conglomerates, and a military industrial complex that virtually owns our representatives. With interviews from some of todays leading thinkers and source material from the finest documentary film makers of our times Ethos examines and unravels these complex relationships, and offers a solution, a simple but powerful way for you to change this system!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-10
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Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Overview: Follow-up to Roger & Me.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-09-11
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Al Franken: God Spoke
Overview: Join filmmaking duo Chris Hegedus and Nick Doob as their cameras follow Franken to book signings, campaign rallies and the launch of Air America Radio, documenting his transformation from irreverent funnyman to political pundit.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Fahrenhype 9/11
Overview: A documentary which refutes and debunks facts made by Michael Moore in his film "Fahrenheit 9/11".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-05
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Where to Invade Next
Overview: To understand firsthand what the United States of America can learn from other nations, Michael Moore playfully “invades” some to see what they have to offer.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-12-23
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Beyond Barricades
Overview: Beyond Barricades is a documentary on political punk band Anti-Flag, featuring interviews with Tom Morello, Billy Bragg, Tim McIlrath, Brian Baker & More. The film explores the trials and tribulations of playing politically charged music and devoting your life to activism.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-03
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Michael Moore in TrumpLand
Overview: Oscar-winner Michael Moore dives right into hostile territory with his daring and hilarious one-man show, deep in the heart of TrumpLand in the weeks before the 2016 election.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-18
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EDtv
Overview: Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-26
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Overview: Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-04
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Blood in the Face
Overview: An expose of the beliefs, history, and personalities of American White Supremacist groups, including neo-Nazis, fascists, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Aryan Nation. Footage includes interviews, as well as the supremacist's own promotional material. Subject discussed include the loss of America to the "colored" races, the imminent racial bloodbath, interracial breeding, prejudice, the Holocaust, Jesus, Christianity, Jews, the Bible, and illegal immigrants who enter the country with nuclear bombs strapped to their backs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-27
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Michael Moore Hates America
Overview: Michael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-12
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Fahrenheit 11/9
Overview: Michael Moore's provocative documentary explores the two most important questions of the Trump Era: How did we get here, and how do we get out.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-10
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Cameraperson
Overview: As a visually radical memoir, CAMERAPERSON draws on the remarkable footage that filmmaker Kirsten Johnson has shot and reframes it in ways that illuminate moments and situations that have personally affected her. What emerges is an elegant meditation on the relationship between truth and the camera frame, as Johnson transforms scenes that have been presented on Festival screens as one kind of truth into another kind of story—one about personal journey, craft, and direct human connection.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-09-09
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The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Overview: Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in the entertainment industry share first-person insights, questions, and anecdotes about the place of women in Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-08
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What Is Cinema?
Overview: Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman shows what these filmmakers and others do that can't be expressed in words - but only in cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-06
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Prescription for Disaster
Overview: Prescription for Disaster is an in-depth investigation into the symbiotic relationships between the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA, lobbyists, lawmakers, medical schools, and researchers, and the impact this has on consumers and their health care. During this thorough investigation, we take a close look at patented drugs, why they are so readily prescribed by doctors, the role insurance companies and HMO's play in promoting compliance, and the problem of rising health care costs. We will examine the marketing and public relations efforts on behalf of the pharmaceutical companies, including sales reps, medical journals and conferences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-21
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I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Overview: A documentary that follows Madonna on her 2004 Re-Invention World Tour.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-18
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Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Overview: After years of requests, Nardwuar the Human Serviette has finally entered the digital age with a compilation of over 60 of his favourite video interviews. Based around his two MuchMusic Specials, Nard Wars I and Nard Wars II and clocking in at over 5.5 hrs on 2 DVDs, "Doot Doola Doot Doo .... Doot Doo!" encompasses everything from former Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Snoop Doggy Dogg to your mother!
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-28
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South of the Border
Overview: A road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-07
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Celsius 41.11
Overview: This film attempts to correct the record when it comes to the left's attacks on President Bush, 9/11 and the war in Iraq and Kerry's 20-year tenure in the Senate.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-22
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Last Laugh '04
Overview: Comedy Central's Last Laugh '04 was a "year-in-review" type show where comedians talked about events in 2004. The show featured stand-up sets by Norm Macdonald, Kathy Griffin, D.L. Hughley, Gerg Giraldo, Bill Engval, and Colin Quinn. It also featured a comedic sketch by Andy Dick and guest appearances by Morgan Spurlock, David Cross, Michael Moore, and Zach Galifianakis as Jesus Christ. Modest Mouse and Snoop Dogg were musical guests for the show and performed "Float On" and "Drop It Like It's Hot," two of 2004's most popular songs.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-12-12
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Last Party 2000
Overview: Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than in the orchestrated conventions. Hoffman shows an obvious distaste for money politics and the conservative right. He looks seedier and more disillusioned the campaign progresses. Eventually Hoffman seems most energized by the Ralph Nader campaign as an alternative to the nearly indistinguishable major parties. The high point of the film are the comments by Barney Frank who says that marches and demonstrations are largely a waste of time, and that the really effective political players such as the NRA and the AARP never bother with walk ins, sit-ins, shoot-ins or shuffles. In the interview with Jesse Jackson, Hoffman is too flustered to ask all of his questions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-11-02
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