# Raging Bull (1980)

> A fiercely stylized portrait of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose ring-honed rage turns championship ambition into domestic devastation and solitude.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1034

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Drama, History
- Director: Martin Scorsese
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Mario Gallo, Frank Adonis
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, visceral, oppressive, serious film night, boxing movie marathon

## Synopsis

A champion boxer battles his inner demons as fiercely as his opponents in the ring.

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