Bowling for Columbine

film by Moore [2002]

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Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film by Michael Moore that explores gun violence in the United States. The film examines the Columbine High School massacre of 1999, where two students killed 13 people before dying by suicide. Moore uses humor and interviews to investigate the causes of gun violence, touching on issues such as the media's portrayal of violence, the prevalence of guns, and the role of fear in American society. The documentary won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.12

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Michael Moore
…ratings—Moore achieved major success with Bowling for Columbine (2002). The film, which profiles gun violence in the United States, won the Academy Award for best documentary. In his next documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Moore criticized U.S. Pres. George W. Bush’s handling of the September 11 attacks and the administration’s
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…ratings—Moore achieved major success with Bowling for Columbine (2002). The film, which profiles gun violence in the United States, won the Academy Award for best documentary. In his next documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), Moore criticized U.S. Pres. George W. Bush’s handling of the September 11 attacks and the administration’s
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United States
…of old-time popular Cuban musicians; Bowling for Columbine (2002), Michael Moore’s examination of the American propensity for gun violence; The Central Park Five (2012), an examination by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon of a 1989 case in which several Black and Latino teenagers were wrongly convicted for the…
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…of old-time popular Cuban musicians; Bowling for Columbine (2002), Michael Moore’s examination of the American propensity for gun violence; The Central Park Five (2012), an examination by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon of a 1989 case in which several Black and Latino teenagers were wrongly convicted for the…
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