Raging Bull

Angry male cattle

Raging Bull is a 1980 Martin Scorsese film depicting the self-destructive career of boxer Jake LaMotta, starring Robert De Niro.

The title has become shorthand for someone who fights with uncontrolled fury, both in and out of the ring: He went full Raging Bull on anyone who crossed him.

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Robert De Niro · Martin Scorsese · middleweight · Sugar Ray Robinson · title fight · cinematography · Joe Pesci · Taxi Driver · redemption · crowd · Goodfellas · Italian American · method acting · weight gain · character study · Bronx · champion · ring announcer

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Top 500,000
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Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13