Raging Bull
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92 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 142 Ratings

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  • Starring: Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
  • Summary: Scorcese recounts the gritty life self-destructive boxer Jake LaMotta (De Niro) who never backs down from a fight on his way to a middleweight title shot.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    The film that many consider the finest of its decade, Raging Bull, has aged well, and not just because it was filmed in black and white.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    A fiercely poetic study of violence. Stunningly shot in black-and-white. [14 Dec 1989, p.23]
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    70
    But the boxing sequences are possibly the best ever filmed, and the film captures the intensity of a boxer's life with considerable force.
  4. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Dave Kehr
    40
    As LaMotta, Robert De Niro gives a blank, soulless performance; there's so little of depth or urgency coming from him that he's impossible to despise, or forgive, in any but the most superficial way.

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  1. Positive: 34 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 4 out of 39
  1. EsaiSouza
    10
    One of the finest films of it's decade or any decade. Martin Scorsese painted not only a pretty picture but a beautiful and profound one as well. When I see this movie my breath is taken by the masterful acting ability of the great Robert De Niro. This is sure to make you hate but pitty him at the same time. Breathtaking just pure genius.… Expand
  2. JPWenzel
    8
    A great movie, directed to the point of perfection, the acting was great and the movie felt very real to me, the one problem i had was not with the directing or acting, but with the production. The black and white hurt my eyes and made it hard to tell what was what, but it is a movie I recommend to anyone asking… Expand
  3. Kazuo
    7
    Intense Movie, brilliant De Niro, but sometimes story writing is a bit weak................................................150 characters, there you go… Expand
  4. Mike
    1
    I liked the beginning, but then it became soooo boring!! I bought the movie because I "heard" it was soooo great. What a waste!

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