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The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Raging BullSemi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler par...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Anatomy of a MurderA tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nati...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Malcolm XA quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Mitchells vs. the MachinesA documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Roger & MeA real-time portrait of 2020 unfolds as an Asian-American family in Trump’s rural America fights to keep their restaurant and American dream alive in the face of a pandemic, Neo-Nazis, and generationa...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Bad AxeMichael Moore comes home to the issue he's been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world)...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Capitalism: A Love StoryMartin Blank is a hitman for hire. When he starts to develop a conscience, he botches a couple of routine jobs. On the advice of his secretary and his psychiatrist, he decides to attend his ten-year h...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Grosse Pointe BlankA police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent DetroitAn abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent The Burning Bed