Bulworth (1998)

A 'tragic-farce,' Bulworth takes a comedic look at race and class in the United States, campaign finance, and the power of big money and media in America. (Twentieth Century Fox)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Warren Beatty
Written By: Warren Beatty
Starring: Paul Sorvino, Sean Astin, Oliver Platt, Jack Warden, Don Cheadle, Halle Berry, Christine Baranski, Michael Clarke Duncan, Laurie Metcalf, Warren Beatty, Isaiah Washington, Hart Bochner
Country: USA
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easydiff | 89 95th |
It took Beatty's star power to get this scathing political indictment to the masses. Shame it was ignored so much.
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juntakinte99 | 100 97th |
It's odd that Bulworth never entered the cultural lexicon the way that quotes from Network (a film that obviously influenced it) did. Like in Lumet's film we see a hero on a journey to shake up the establishment via caustic wit & truth telling. But Bulworth's pointed commentary on how institutions fail people is stronger. Over 20 years later, we've yet to fully grapple with his prescient criticisms on racism, socialism, & the media. And it still holds up as funny as hell! Highly recommended!
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yoohoo | 90 92nd |
Warren Beatty writing, staring, and directing this well done satire about a politician who loses it and decides to speak exactly what is on his mind. It is the serious-yet-comedic attitude of the movie that really allows it to shine.
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rthornhill | 93 86th |
Really good comedy with a bite from Beatty.............Highly recommended.
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JacoIII | 45 85th |
I love this movie, not because of it's politics but because of it's humour. There's just so much to laugh about throughout the entire running time. Warren Beatty plays Bulworth perfectly and Halle Berry also turns in a good role... Okay, I also like the politics.
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1 | svicciarelli | 85 50th |
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Powerful, prescient stuff.
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1 | DTI | 84 79th |
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I liked this a lot, but having Beatty rap about issues is revisited a little too much. Okay, much too much. Still good fun.
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yilb | 60 58th |
One of those you wish it were true things. Lots of swearing, only occasional use of Halle's smoldering sensuality, & lots of caustic political preaching. Should play well on video, & appeals to a crossover audience.
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1 | Buster | 90 37th |
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Warren Beatty is amazing. What a script ! Love political comedies, and this is one of the best.
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wayofthegun | 70 41st |
As a premise, Bulworth seems like a bad movie that could not possibly be well-made. But it's actually pretty good and Warren Beatty turns in a nice performance.
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1 | Harlequin21 | 83 69th |
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I caught this on TV and expected it to be horrible (Politician starts talking jive?) But it was actually an intelligent look at the fact that the Democratic Party (the self-professed liberal party) is still not doing near enough to help out the impoverished and the oppressed. Completely random ending though.
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djross | 50 43rd |
The plot is conceived as a device to allow Warren Beatty to string together a number of political speeches. Nevertheless, more interesting than BOB ROBERTS.
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irvinejump | 75 72nd |
Warren Beatty shines as a jaded politician who takes out a hit on his own life, then finds a following after realising he can say whatever the hell he wants.
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1 | bizort | 81 82nd |
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Quite a few embarrassing moments but many more examples of brilliance overshadow these unfortunate instances
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bethelysa | 65 43rd |
Watching Warren Beatty rap about everyone ****ing everyone else until we're all the same color cracks. me. up! It's got it's moments.
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Freder | 45 31st |
OK political satire that's smarter than I would have believed Beatty to be capable of.
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1 | st_fly | 31 31st |
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ok
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1 | jonquill | 86 50th |
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Yes it had 'white-person' rapping syndrome, but it was still interesting. Also...not a romance.
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1 | joshk84 | 79 66th |
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This movie was very good. Warren Beatty was great, but a few of the moments were too much farce for me.
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1 | Dustyd | 85 94th |
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Brilliant comedy
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miss jesus | 86 87th |
A little too preachy in places, and yes, some of Bulworth's raps made me cringe. Otherwise, this movie worked for me in every way, even the romance. It feels really cohesive and tight, and that's impressive considering what a cultural mashup it is. Beatty's performance is terrific; I love that creepy laugh, and especially the scene when he won't stop messing with his opponent during the debate. I'd LOVE to see a politician really do this, so I think the film is a lot of fun.
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Aslak | 10 97th |
Me and a couple of friends just turned the TV on one night and Bulworth was on... We have never laughed like we did that night, great movie.
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whatismyname | 65 63rd |
Warren Beatty rapping made the film.
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Gr8Googly | 82 79th |
Very underrated film lampooning the political process and showcasing Beatty's gift for making thought provoking films. Best white man rapping in any film ever.
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Timon88 | 78 79th |
Romance??
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AshWilliams | 85 76th |
Bright, entertaining satire. Stands up well. Beatty has an underrated sense of color in his movies -- this time more lurid than the cartoonish "Dick Tracy."
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andagh | 57 18th |
Warren Beatty writes and directs a movie where he gets with Halle Berry.
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Ocelot | 65 64th |
Pretty ballsy for '98 and pretty tame for now.
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SirStuckey | 70 56th |
Watched this at an age where I knew very little about politics and cared even less. I should watch it again as a bitter adult who fully realizes how shit American politics is.
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bernardobrum | 70 27th |
I'd vote for Warren Beatty.
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wetwillies | 85 59th |
If you ever woke up one morning and thought, what if Warren Beatty was a rapping politician, then this is the movie for you.
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svenerik | 80 66th |
Why didn't Beatty run for Prez for realz?
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tinysausage | 66 30th |
Beatty tackles an interesting subject - how the Democratic Party is more interested in campaign contributions than black votes. It's a bit of a mess, and I had an uncomfortable feeling of cheering on what he was saying, but cringing at how he was saying it. Still, a movie like this should make you feel uncomfortable. And it made me laugh.
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BionicNinjas | 90 83rd |
If only we had politicians like this in real life.
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1 | Telemecus | 51 60th |
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Started off good, fell off in the middle but had a dramatic end. Warren Beatty rapping went from funny to please move on. Great concept but could have been better executed.
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thegreyfox | 80 74th |
Terrific cast make this a complete blast from start to finish. Beatty is excellent and there are several moments that are either perfect cinema (the dance scene) or laugh out loud funny (the pimped up car). sure its preachy, and as a white guy I don't really now if it goes too far in stereotyping or patronising black culture, but if we cant all laugh at ourselves, what hope is there ? Halle Berry is underused, but totally hot and the rest of the cast, well, simply perfect casting.
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1 | xacviant | 87 82nd |
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BULWORTH has its flaws: its portrayal of urban culture, especially early on, doesn't ring true (it was clearly written by four white men), and its political satire is, all in all, pretty obvious. But it's also a hell of a lot of fun, with Beatty having an absolute blast rapping, partying, and raising a ruckus, with some great support from Oliver Platt, Don Cheadle, and Amiri Baraka (Halle Berry is stuck with the weakest role, however); and for all its faults, the script is frequently hilarious.
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1 | myfavchords | 84 86th |
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There are a lot of funny and true moments in this film. The supporting cast is great in this film. I really like how the film ends.
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sopachuco13 | 80 62nd |
Bulworth is a movie with a powerful message that has been ignored for too long in America. The story of a suicidal congressman who finds a reason to live by actually telling the truth. Bulworth does a good job of showing all of the problems with our society in a entertaining and enjoyable way. There are flaws of course but there are a lot of poignant moments in this film as well.
The casting in the movie was outstanding. I really enjoyed Don Cheadle's character - a very complicated character
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rttntomatoes | 75 49th |
Star and director Beatty's ambitious take on race and politics in 20th-century America isn't perfect, but manages to provide more than its share of thought-provoking laughs.
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Yiannos | 68 65th |
Beatty's stab at the Democratic Party's drift towards neo-liberalism that has created a widening chasm between the haves and have nots that continues to grow unabated. Liberal actors preaching on soapboxes aren't rare in Hollywood, but few have produced a work as direct and confrontational as Bulworth, a flawed but funny excoriation of corporatised American politics. Beatty is very amusing as a truth telling politician, and he paints a timely tragi-comic treatise of a thoroughly broken system.
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1 | Zipster | 95 92nd |
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Bulworth works like a scream of agitated comedic mania. It's about a sort of prototypical figure who appears more and more to signify the cyclical American condition: the guy who's mad as hell and isn't going to take it anymore. Interesting, how in the decades since we heard those words in Network, we've completely ignored why they were said.
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1 | jibbles | 85 53rd |
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I thought this was hilarious in an offensive way and it was funnier than I expected it would be.
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Average Percentile 47.29% from 1133 Ratings | ![]() |