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Overall Rank: 78

Average Rating: 3.3/4

# of Ratings: 669

Theatrical Release Date: 11/14/1980

Language: English

Genre: Drama, Biography

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Martin Scorsese

Actors: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Nicholas Colasanto, Frank Vincent, Theresa Saldana

Plot: A middle weight boxer, who is emotionally unstable, rises to the top over time, but takes a tumble as his life continues.

Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 07/13/2019

An astonishingly forceful biopic from Martin Scorsese.

SteelCity99 - wrote on 04/21/2018

Multifaceted tale of redemption; Scorsese constructs a tremendous piece of influential transcendence, visually inspired by Bob Fosse's Lenny (1974). We all have personal rings, and the fighters are several. That's life. De Niro, through his best performance so far, contributes to a powerful entry to the 80s and an astounding biographical portrait cinematically ahead of its time. 97/100

mitchellyoung - wrote on 02/02/2013

For me, Raging Bull will reign as Scorsese's best film and Robert De Niro's best performance. The film's cathartic deconstruction of a deteriorating boxer's career is a spiritually and thematically rich journey. De Niro is front and center, giving every ounce of energy and weariness alike into his performance and his bolstered by Joe Pesci's boisterous counterpart (Pesci's performance is also a career highlight for him, though his turn in Goodfellas might be more memorable.) The film's black and white cinematography gives a stark and brutal air to some of the film's dramatic scenes and the boxing scenes are poetic violence. In all, a film that will make you wince and think long after it's over.

Matthew Brady
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Martin Scorsese is the man to director movies

Matthew Brady - wrote on 08/25/2013

what can i say about this movie martin Scorsese is the man to director movies he can really show a story that not people what to listen too and then the next thing is that people are saying the story is the best part of the movie. The cast in the movie like Robert DE Niro and Joe Pesci are fantastic in they roles and nothing really Bad on the acting rate but the movie at times does slow down a little bit and that's it the movie is Fab, I loved this movie in black and white it shows more of a dark and messed up things in the world like other great movies like (Nosferatu the vampire) (The wizard of OZ) and (marry and max), the movie has it's ups and downs to other people but to me the movie is great and always will be number one.

Yojimbo
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"Raging Bull" by Yojimbo

Yojimbo - wrote on 02/10/2012

Martin Scorsese certainly doesn't pull any punches in this biopic of fighter Jake LaMotta that's as brutal and uncompromising as the man himself. Although Scorsese's favourite subject matter of the American gangster is strictly confined to the sidelines for this film, it shares the familiar themes of men of violence whose behaviour is governed by testosterone and ignorance and their whole lives ruled by ego and the unshakable need to be the "alpha male". LaMotta, although himself a consultant to the film, is shown to be a thoroughly unlikable individual; a selfish, immature, paranoid bully who is completely incapable of an adult relationship which is no doubt a side effect of his ferocious talent in the ring. Scorsese shows boxing not as a glamorous sport, but one of ugly brutality …

mdtinney
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Scorsese+De Niro+Pesci = A Masterpiece!!

mdtinney - wrote on 08/25/2009

Martin Scorsese, Joe Pesci, and Robert DeNiro: When these guys get together, you know something big is going to happen and this film is a perfect example of great quality. Raging Bull is Jake LaMotta's rise and fall as an athlete to a nightclub performer. I think this is the film that Joe Pesci shows that even little guys can cause the most harm. When DeNiro and Pesci play the La Motta brothers, you believe it because they have such great chemistry with each other. I don't think Pesci was ever intimidated by Scorsese or DeNiro. This film earned DeNiro his second Academy Award and you can see why. Not only is the transformation, physical but emotional and psychological as well. These characters are flawed, human, and believable with great cast of actors. Don't forget Cathy Moriarty who …