Raging Bull (1980)

Release date: 1980-12-19
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: Martin Scorsese
Production Co: Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Genre: Drama, Biography
Rating: 8.2/10
Length: 2h 9min

Storyline

When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his family's love, something always seems to come between them. Perhaps it's his violent bouts of paranoia and jealousy. This kind of rage helped make him a champ, but in real life, he winds up in the ring alone.

Plot Keywords

jealousy, rage, domestic violence, italian american, nightclub, underage drinking, brother brother relationship, rise and fall, troubled marriage, boxing, violence, drunkenness, competition, fistfight, sweat, punch, beating, fixed fight, anger, brother in law sister in law relationship

Short Review

Scorsese goes overboard in an attempt at low-keyed naturalism, however, and there is little dramatic structure to the biographical overview... But there's no denying the power and artistry of De Niro's performance.