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Bulworth

1998
Romance
Comedy
1h 48m
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)
Directed by:
Warren Beatty Warren Beatty
Written by:
Warren Beatty Warren Beatty
Starring:
Don Cheadle Don Cheadle Paul Sorvino Paul Sorvino Hart Bochner Hart Bochner Oliver Platt Oliver Platt Sean Astin Sean Astin Christine Baranski Christine Baranski Warren Beatty Warren Beatty Michael Clarke Duncan Michael Clarke Duncan Halle Berry Halle Berry Jack Warden Jack Warden Isaiah Washington Isaiah Washington Laurie Metcalf Laurie Metcalf
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Genres:
Romance, Comedy
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Bulworth

1998
Romance
Comedy
1h 48m
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juntakinte99juntakinte99
Rated 02 Nov 2020
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!
Rated 02 Nov 2020
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
95th
It took Beatty's star power to get this scathing political indictment to the masses. Shame it was ignored so much.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 17 Apr 2009
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.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 02 Jan 2011
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.
Rated 02 Jan 2011
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 30 Mar 2009
93
85th
Really good comedy with a bite from Beatty.............Highly recommended.
Rated 30 Mar 2009
aslakAslak
Rated 27 Apr 2008
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.
Rated 27 Apr 2008
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 24 May 2016
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
Rated 24 May 2016
jonquilljonquill
Rated 12 Sep 2007
86
50th
Yes it had 'white-person' rapping syndrome, but it was still interesting. Also...not a romance.
Rated 12 Sep 2007
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 22 Dec 2013
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.
Rated 22 Dec 2013
dtiDTI
Rated 26 May 2008
84
79th
I liked this a lot, but having Beatty rap about issues is revisited a little too much. Okay, much too much. Still good fun.
Rated 26 May 2008
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 15 Sep 2012
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.
Rated 15 Sep 2012
yiannosYiannos
Rated 29 Apr 2018
68
66th
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.
Rated 29 Apr 2018
ocelotOcelot
Rated 29 Jul 2015
65
64th
Pretty ballsy for '98 and pretty tame for now.
Rated 29 Jul 2015
gr8googlyGr8Googly
Rated 21 Jun 2008
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.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
jibblesjibbles
Rated 31 Jul 2016
85
53rd
I thought this was hilarious in an offensive way and it was funnier than I expected it would be.
Rated 31 Jul 2016
busterBuster
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
37th
Warren Beatty is amazing. What a script ! Love political comedies, and this is one of the best.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
Powerful, prescient stuff.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
44th
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.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bernardobrumbernardobrum
Rated 26 Oct 2011
70
27th
I'd vote for Warren Beatty.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
timon88Timon88
Rated 11 Jul 2008
78
79th
Romance??
Rated 11 Jul 2008
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 17 Apr 2008
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.
Rated 17 Apr 2008
stflyst_fly
Rated 08 Sep 2007
31
31st
ok
Rated 08 Sep 2007
bizortbizort
Rated 27 Jan 2020
81
82nd
Quite a few embarrassing moments but many more examples of brilliance overshadow these unfortunate instances
Rated 27 Jan 2020
bethelysabethelysa
Rated 14 Aug 2007
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.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 05 Feb 2013
70
40th
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.
Rated 05 Feb 2013
thegreyfoxthegreyfox
Rated 28 Aug 2015
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.
Rated 28 Aug 2015
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 10 May 2017
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.
Rated 10 May 2017
ashwilliamsAshWilliams
Rated 18 Nov 2008
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."
Rated 18 Nov 2008
frederFreder
Rated 05 Jul 2007
45
31st
OK political satire that's smarter than I would have believed Beatty to be capable of.
Rated 05 Jul 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 17 Dec 2007
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.
Rated 17 Dec 2007
yilbyilb
Rated 31 Mar 2008
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.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
harlequin21Harlequin21
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
69th
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.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sveneriksvenerik
Rated 23 Oct 2009
80
65th
Why didn't Beatty run for Prez for realz?
Rated 23 Oct 2009
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 18 May 2011
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.
Rated 18 May 2011
joshk84joshk84
Rated 26 Oct 2007
79
66th
This movie was very good. Warren Beatty was great, but a few of the moments were too much farce for me.
Rated 26 Oct 2007
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 26 Dec 2011
84
87th
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.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
whatismynamewhatismyname
Rated 27 May 2008
65
63rd
Warren Beatty rapping made the film.
Rated 27 May 2008
telemecusTelemecus
Rated 13 Nov 2013
51
60th
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.
Rated 13 Nov 2013
xacviantxacviant
Rated 09 May 2012
87
80th
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.
Rated 09 May 2012
andaghandagh
Rated 10 Oct 2015
57
18th
Warren Beatty writes and directs a movie where he gets with Halle Berry.
Rated 10 Oct 2015
bionicninjasBionicNinjas
Rated 22 Jan 2014
90
83rd
If only we had politicians like this in real life.
Rated 22 Jan 2014
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
85
94th
Brilliant comedy
Rated 16 Sep 2007
zipsterZipster
Rated 11 Aug 2014
95
92nd
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.
Rated 11 Aug 2014
optimusmikeOptimus_mike
Rated 15 Nov 2008
65
40th
I love Warren Beatty, but even this movie got to be a little to much heavy handed.
Rated 15 Nov 2008
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
25
8th
Crap.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
vince_leoVince Leo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
41
10th
A squandered opportunity at a classic political satire, and an unfortunate waste of talent.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 14 Apr 2017
71
63rd
filmleri kendi zamanları içinde düşünmek zor. ama cesaret bir yana fazla dağınık bir film bulworth. iyi fikirler, tür klişeleri, dönemin alışkanlıkları vb. birbiri içine geçerken ortaya ilk anda güldürüp sonra uzayan şakaya benzer bir film çıkıyor. nihayetinde isabetli gözlemleri olsa da toparlayamayacağı kadar şeyi kucağına alıp koşmaya başlayışıyla döke döke özündeki politik fikre varıyor. eğlenceli mi? yani. daha çok referans noktası filmi.
Rated 14 Apr 2017
neonmanNeonman
Rated 24 Oct 2022
90
91st
I suppose this is more fantasy than satire -- but it's a hell of a fantasy, one that I imagine is hugely cathartic for many. Beatty is absolutely fun, with his character's predicament giving him a lot of room to goof around on a political and existential level. Given how much worse the mechanics of US politics and campaigning has gotten, such a film now feels illegal.
Rated 24 Oct 2022
jpdoumeyroujpdoumeyrou
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
4th
Innomable and uncautionable crap
Rated 14 Aug 2007
aarona1caarona1c
Rated 23 Aug 2007
8
10th
Wow, what a complete miss. But wait for it, in this one, Beatty RAPS! What was he trying to do, out-crap Ishtar?!?
Rated 23 Aug 2007
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 26 Jan 2016
17
4th
Real cringe comedy.
Rated 26 Jan 2016
stainStain
Rated 18 Sep 2008
50
33rd
Yuck. Thuddingly heavy-handed political satire. They hired Vittorio Storaro to do the photography, then they made him shoot in a color scheme that suggests the lens was smeared with algae. And seeing Warren Beatty rap is PAINFUL
Rated 18 Sep 2008
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
35
12th
Waste of time.
Rated 26 May 2007
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 09 Nov 2023
86
87th
A 60-year-old rapping Warren Beatty absolutely shouldn't work, yet it does. Honestly, Southern Paul Sorvino was harder to get used to than rapping Warren Beatty. Love Beatty's socialist streak
Rated 09 Nov 2023
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 25 Feb 2008
60
20th
Not too proud to have seen this. The Ghetto Superstar song was a positive though.
Rated 25 Feb 2008
leavesLEAVES
Rated 21 Aug 2021
24
13th
Fascinating companion piece to Sorry to Bother You, which is essentially the better opposite: A successful, rich, white actor makes a film about a successful, rich, white politician coming to save America by completely co-opting black culture, which he has no understanding of, and individual black characters' ideas, which he has no understanding of, overnight - and apparently the results don't matter to the film. Funny in parts, and so, so terrible in other ways. Strange.
Rated 21 Aug 2021
gtrmpgtrmp
Rated 05 Aug 2007
70
49th
Well-intentioned bullshit.
Rated 05 Aug 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 06 Jun 2008
50
35th
Passes the time.
Rated 06 Jun 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 27 Nov 2006
0
0th
Bulworth the stereotypical racist is born again as Bulworth the patronizing insulter of black culture, and the smug Warren Beatty showers him(self) with adulation for it. Despicable.
Rated 27 Nov 2006

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