Michael Moore

Biography

Michael Moore is an American filmmaker and author. Born in Flint, Michigan, and raised in nearby Davison, he started out in journalism before making his first documentary, Roger & Me (1989), about the collapse of the auto industry in Flint and Detroit. Bowling for Columbine (2002) won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) received the Palme d'Or at Cannes and set a record as the highest-grossing documentary in America. Sicko (2007) was nominated for an Academy Award. He wrote and starred in the TV series TV Nation and The Awful Truth, directed music videos for Rage Against the Machine and R.E.M., and wrote books including Stupid White Men. In 2017 he made his Broadway debut with The Terms of My Surrender. He also took an executive producer role on Planet of the Humans, a 2019 documentary.

72years old

Turns 73 on April 23in 164 days

Born April 23, 1954Flint
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Michael Francis Moore (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 36 years1989 to 2025

Genres

Documentary93%, 14 films
Comedy27%, 4 films
Drama27%, 4 films
Crime20%, 3 films
History13%, 2 films

First and latest

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A change of course
At 22, Moore started an alternative newspaper called Free to Be..., which was later renamed The Flint Voice. Based in Burton, Michigan, it ran from 1977 to 1982.
A first
At the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, Moore's Fahrenheit received the Palme d'Or, the event's highest award. Since The Silent World in 1956, no documentary had won it.

Michael Moore movies on Netflix

Orwell: 2+2=52025IMDb rating 6.9as Himself
Fahrenheit 11/92018IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Cameraperson2016IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Michael Moore in TrumpLand2016IMDb rating 5.8as Himself
Where to Invade Next2015IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
Capitalism: A Love Story2009IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
South of the Border2009IMDb rating 7.0as Himself
Sicko2007IMDb rating 8.0as Himself
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret2005IMDb rating 7.7as Himself
Fahrenheit 9/112004IMDb rating 7.5as Himself
The Corporation2003IMDb rating 8.0as Himself
Bowling for Columbine2002IMDb rating 7.9as Self - Narrator
Lucky Numbers2000IMDb rating 5.1as Walter
The Big One1997IMDb rating 7.1as Himself
Roger & Me1989IMDb rating 7.5as Himself

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Bowling for Columbine2002 Crime, Documentary, Dramaas Self - Narrator
IMDb rating 7.9153K votes
Fahrenheit 9/112004 Comedy, Documentary, Dramaas Himself
IMDb rating 7.5135K votes
Sicko2007as Himself
IMDb rating 8.078K votes
Capitalism: A Love Story2009as Himself
IMDb rating 7.444K votes
Roger & Me1989as Himself
IMDb rating 7.528K votes
Where to Invade Next2015as Himself
IMDb rating 7.527K votes
Fahrenheit 11/92018as Himself
IMDb rating 7.222K votes
The Big One1997as Himself
IMDb rating 7.18.1K votes

Most often with

George W. Bush appears in six of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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George W. Bush

Bill Clinton

Bernie Sanders

Donald Trump

George Bush

Hillary Clinton

Films together

George W. Bush6 films together, 2002 to 2025
George W. Bush's page
- Orwell: 2+2=52025IMDb rating 6.9Moore as HimselfBush as Himself
- Fahrenheit 11/92018IMDb rating 7.2Moore as HimselfBush as Himself
- South of the Border2009IMDb rating 7.0Moore as HimselfBush as Himself
- Sicko2007IMDb rating 8.0Moore as HimselfBush as Himself
- Fahrenheit 9/112004IMDb rating 7.5Moore as HimselfBush as Himself
- Bowling for Columbine2002IMDb rating 7.9Moore as Self - NarratorBush as Himself
Bill Clinton5 films together, 1997 to 2016
Bill Clinton's page
- Michael Moore in TrumpLand2016IMDb rating 5.8Moore as HimselfClinton as Himself
- Capitalism: A Love Story2009IMDb rating 7.4Moore as HimselfClinton as Himself
- Sicko2007IMDb rating 8.0Moore as HimselfClinton as Himself
- Bowling for Columbine2002IMDb rating 7.9Moore as Self - NarratorClinton as Himself
- The Big One1997IMDb rating 7.1Moore as HimselfClinton as Self - Presidential Candidate
Bernie Sanders3 films together, 2009 to 2025
Bernie Sanders's page
- Orwell: 2+2=52025IMDb rating 6.9Moore as HimselfSanders as Himself
- Fahrenheit 11/92018IMDb rating 7.2Moore as HimselfSanders as Himself
- Capitalism: A Love Story2009IMDb rating 7.4Moore as HimselfSanders as Himself
Donald Trump2 films together, 2016 to 2018
Donald Trump's page
- Fahrenheit 11/92018IMDb rating 7.2Moore as HimselfTrump as Himself
- Michael Moore in TrumpLand2016IMDb rating 5.8Moore as HimselfTrump as Himself
George Bush2 films together, 2002 to 2004
George Bush's page
- Fahrenheit 9/112004IMDb rating 7.5Moore as HimselfBush as Himself
- Bowling for Columbine2002IMDb rating 7.9Moore as Self - NarratorBush as Himself
Hillary Clinton2 films together, 2007 to 2016
Hillary Clinton's page
- Michael Moore in TrumpLand2016IMDb rating 5.8Moore as HimselfClinton as Himself
- Sicko2007IMDb rating 8.0Moore as HimselfClinton as Herself
Also two films together1 more actor
- Joe BidenFahrenheit 11/9 (2018) and Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Michael Moore's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$316 million

9 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
5US gross only
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Fahrenheit 9/112004Himself$222 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Fahrenheit 9/112004as Himself
$222M70.4% of the total
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Bowling for Columbine2002as Self - Narrator
$36M11.3% of the total
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Sicko2007as Himself
$25M7.8% of the total
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Capitalism: A Love Story2009as Himself
$17M5.5% of the total
5
Roger & Me1989as Himself
$6.7M2.1% of the total
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The Corporation2003as Himself
$4.5M1.4% of the total
7
Where to Invade Next2015as Himself
$3.8M1.2% of the total
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The Big One1997as Himself
$720K0.2% of the total

$355,288from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total

Awards

Six awards and honors from 2002 to 2004, three of them major.

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Michael Moore's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Academy Awards
2002	Best Documentary Feature Film	Bowling for Columbine	Won
Emmy Awards
	Emmy Award		Won
Cannes Film Festival
2004	Palme d'Or	Fahrenheit 9/11	Won
Other honors
2003	César Award for Best Foreign Film	Bowling for Columbine	Won
	Eagle Scout		Won
	Writers Guild of America Award		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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