Raging Bull

Raging Bull (1980)

  • 98% of critics liked it
    (58 reviews)

  • 92% of users liked it
    (112,610 ratings)

Martin Scorsese's brutal character study incisively portrays the true rise and fall and redemption of middleweight boxer Jake La Motta, a violent man in and out of the ring who thrives on his ability (and desire) to take a beating. Opening with the spectacle of the over-the-hill La Motta (Robert… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Mardik Martin, Paul Schrader
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 19, 1980 Wide
United Artists

Critic Reviews

  • Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York

    When has a performer as fully and uniquely sacrificed himself to the moving-picture cause as De Niro?

  • Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine

    De Niro is always absorbing and credible, even when his character isn't.

  • Joseph McBride, Variety

    Martin Scorsese makes pictures about the kinds of people you wouldn't want to know.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    I can't pan it, but this 1980 fantasy biography of fighter Jake LaMotta seems unquestionably Martin Scorsese's weakest work, at least to that point in his career.

  • Jessica Winter, Time Out

    This film does more than make you think about masculinity, it makes you see it -- in a way that's relevant to all men, not just Bronx boxers.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Everett J


    Last year I set out to watch the AFI top 100 greatest movies of all time. I've made it through quite a bit of it, but I had skipped this one over for some reason. It's just one of those movies, that I'd always wanted to watch, just never made the effort to watch it.… More

  • Carlos M


    Superbly edited, acted and directed, this top-notch boxing drama is a fascinating character study centering on an agressive and insecure man overcome by intense jealousy and paranoia. A haunting film crafted with plenty of honesty and unpretentious realism.

  • c0up  


    'Raging Bull'. An absolute masterclass in self-destruction by De Niro and Scorcese. I felt sick and sad for Jake LaMotta. The camerawork by Scorcese during the boxing scenes is poetic and brutal all at once. Loved the quick cuts to the cameras and their sounds, the use of… More

  • Lucas M


    Violent poem of the anti hero Jake LaMotta. Beautiful masterpiece of Scorsese, that bring De Niro's unforgettable acting. A painful nightmare redemption in it's powerful and spectaclue drama.

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