Raging Bull

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Raging Bull

R

1980

2h 8m

Biography

Drama

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The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.

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Critics Consensus

Arguably Martin Scorsese's and Robert De Niro's finest film, Raging Bull is often painful to watch, but it's a searing, powerful work about an unsympathetic hero.

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Dean Johnson

Orlando Sentinel

Oct 11, 2023

3.5/4

The brutality of Raging Bull is intense, a mood Scorsese maintains consistently. And, connected with that, is the director's search for, if not beauty, then poetry, within that vivid viciousness. He succeeds in that search.

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Joseph Gelmis

Newsday

Oct 11, 2023

3/4

De Niro playing La Motta in Raging Bull is beyond mere typecasting. It is an apotheosis. With La Motta as technical adviser, De Niro, an actor with a passion for authenticity, has found the ideal outlet for his singular talent.

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Desmond Ryan

Philadelphia Inquirer

Oct 11, 2023

Even if Scorsese and De Niro have created a movie that defies categories, the sports film will never seem quite the same, and the boxing division has a new heavyweight against which past and future efforts will be measured.

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James Profetto

Reel James (YouTube)

Jul 3, 2026

B+

There's just something about Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro -- when they get on screen together, it's just magical.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 21, 2025

4/4

The true power of De Niro's performance rests in his ability to worm his way into this lug's twisted psyche and air out his personal demons for all to see.

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John Marriott

Radio Times

Aug 30, 2024

5/5

Scorsese effortlessly fuses top-drawer acting, pumping narrative drive and blitzkrieg camera technique to deliver a giddy, claustrophobic classic.

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Alvaro C

@cxmaraa Oct 29, 2026

no he llegado a conectar con la película, simplemente no es mi tipo de cine, pero tengo que admitir que la película tiene calidad, una pena que no la disfrute como tal.

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Mate P

@matepolcz Oct 23, 2026

Raging Bull isn't easy to watch. It's a raw character study, where the character isn't really a good guy. I can excuse some of his actions with saying "that was normal in that era", but he always went too far. I tried, but couldn't connect to him in any way (until a scene at the end). Therefore I didn't understand some of his decisions (when he didn't fight back). So that's the reason I didn't love the film or maybe I'm just not into boxing films like this or The Fighter. Although I loved the vibe, the Italian accents, the juxtaposing, the structure. The directing is great, the cinematography is wonderful. I see how this probably inspired La Haine, with the lighting and camera movements. The cast is perfect and the performances as well, especially Robert DeNiro (obviously). The prison scene (which is my favourite) almost made me cry, what a performance.

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Alain E

@AlainE Sep 9, 2026

On rewatching it, I am not that enthused. DeNiro definitely abused his body to a great extent playing his character. However, La Motta’s actions are not really explained. Why in some fights he stood to take a punishment? Unclear. According to the script he tried to reconnect with his brother, but his three children ended up in a black hole. If the lesson is that you can screw your life, then the movie is successful, although the hero does not elicit my sympathy.

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Joseph Y

@JayGreasy Jun 26, 2026

The best movie I’ve ever seen? Probably.

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Tristan B

@tristan3 Jun 17, 2026

[BOT] The pacing dragged a bit but worth it.

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Rohit R

@RT41221724 Jun 13, 2026

Great cautionary tale.

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Synopsis

The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler
Screenwriter: Jake LaMotta, Joseph Carter, Peter Savage, Paul Schrader, Mardik Martin
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: United Artists, Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Biography, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1980, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $87.3K
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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