Movies About Columbine

From Michael Moore, starring Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson, Salvador Allende
Rated R

Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Moore suggests are the primary causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore interviews various people, including Marilyn Manson, the National Rifle Association's (NRA) then president Charlton Heston, and panic-buying citizens, in order to explore and criticize the United States' cultures of fear and gun violence. The film also highlights the US's history of violence, its widespread availability of firearms and its high murder rate, as well as the media's role in all of these. Moore also looks at other countries to contrast the US's attitudes towards guns and violence. At the end of the film, Moore proposes solutions and proposes that gun violence can be reduced through reasonable regulation.

From John Hughes, starring Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
Rated R

The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It follows five students from different social cliques—the "principal's daughter", the "athlete," the "basket case," the "criminal" and the "brain"—who all spend a Saturday in detention together. During the detention, the students learn more about each other and form a bond as they discover how they are all more than what the labels they have given each other suggest. At the end of the day, despite their differences, the group is able to come together to realize that they are all just struggling to fit in and be accepted by their peers.

From Joel Schumacher, starring Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Rated R

Falling Down is a 1993 American neo-noir black comedy thriller film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Ebbe Roe Smith. The film stars Michael Douglas in the lead role of William "D-Fens" Foster, a divorced, unemployed defense engineer who is overwhelmed by the desolation of Los Angeles. As Foster's frustrations mount, he begins to psychotically and violently lash out against the various sources of his despair, subverting social conventions and challenging the values of the urban environment. Throughout the film, Foster's moral decline is contrasted with the redemptive power of love and understanding. The film was a success at the box office and was met with critical acclaim.

From Kinji Fukasaku, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Rated Not Rated

Battle Royale is a Japanese dystopian action film released in 2000, directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Set in a future Japan, the government has instated “The Program,” a compulsory class of 15-year-olds who are sent to a remote island and forced to compete in a battle to the death for a mere three days. Those who refuse to comply or try to escape will be killed by hidden explosives linked to a collar worn around their neck. The students must fight each other until only one is left alive, or the entire class is eliminated. With sharp dialogue, gripping action, and a powerful message, Battle Royale has become a cult classic and is widely considered one of the most influential action films of all time.

From Lynne Ramsay, starring Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell
Rated R

We Need to Talk About Kevin follows Eva (Tilda Swinton), a mother whose teenage son Kevin (Ezra Miller) has committed a horrific act of violence at his high school. Forced to come to terms with her son's actions, Eva is forced to confront their troubled past and the nature of their relationship. As she struggles to make sense of the tragedy, Eva is forced to re-evaluate her own life and the choices she has made as a mother. By doing so, she discovers the truth about her son and her family's dynamics.

From William H. Macy, starring Billy Crudup, Anton Yelchin, Felicity Huffman, Selena Gomez
Rated R

From Scott Kalvert, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio
Rated R

From Ben Coccio, starring Cal Robertson, Andre Keuck, Serataren Adragna, Melissa Banks
Rated Not Rated

From Michael Lehmann, starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk
Rated R

From Denis Villeneuve, starring Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau, Karine Vanasse, Martin Watier
Rated Not Rated

From Mimi Leder, starring Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt, Jay Mohr
Rated PG-13

From Gus Van Sant, starring Elias McConnell, Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson
Rated R

From Paul F. Ryan, starring Busy Philipps, Erika Christensen, Victor Garber, Raphael Sbarge
Rated R

From Alfred Hitchcock, starring Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, Otto Kruger, Alan Baxter
Rated Passed

From Justin Lin, starring Parry Shen, Jason Tobin, Sung Kang, Shirley Anderson
Rated R

From Larry Clark, starring Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner
Rated R

From Brian Baugh, starring Randy Wayne, Deja Kreutzberg, Joshua Weigel, Steven Crowder
Rated PG-13

From Harold Becker, starring George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox, Sean Penn
Rated PG

From Shawn Ku, starring Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Kyle Gallner, Logan South
Rated R

From Daniel Petrie Jr., starring Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff
Rated R

From John Singleton, starring Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly
Rated R

From Vadim Perelman, starring Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Eva Amurri, Gabrielle Brennan
Rated R

From John Milius, starring Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Lea Thompson, Charlie Sheen
Rated PG-13

From Barbet Schroeder, starring Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt
Rated R

From Aric Avelino, starring Marcia Gay Harden, Forest Whitaker, Donald Sutherland, Linda Cardellini
Rated R