Biography
Michael Francis Moore is an American filmmaker, author and liberal political commentator. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Capitalism: A Love Story, four of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries of all time. In September 2008, he released his first free movie on the Internet, Slacker Uprising, documenting his personal crusade to encourage more Americans to vote in presidential elections. He has also written and starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth. Moore criticizes globalization, large corporations, assault weapon ownership, U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the Iraq War, and the American health care system in his written and cinematic works.
Directed 17
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Michael Moore in TrumpLand
Director
- 2015
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Slacker Uprising
Director
- 2004
- 2003
R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)
Director
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
Michael Moore Live
Director, Series Director
The Awful Truth
Director
- 1997
The Big One
Director
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Director
- 1992
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Director
1980s
- 1989
Roger & Me
Director
Produced 19
2020s
- 2025
From Ground Zero
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
Planet of the Humans
Executive Producer
- 2018
- 2016
Michael Moore in TrumpLand
Producer
- 2015
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
Starko!
Producer
- 2007
Slacker Uprising
Producer
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
Michael Moore Live
Producer
The Awful Truth
Executive Producer
- 1994
- 1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Producer
- 1992
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Producer
1980s
- 1989
Roger & Me
Producer
Wrote 16
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Michael Moore in TrumpLand
Writer, Screenplay
- 2015
2000s
- 2009
- 2007
Slacker Uprising
Writer, Screenplay
- 2004
- 2002
1990s
- 1999
Michael Moore Live
Screenplay, Writer, Series Composition
The Awful Truth
Screenplay, Writer, Series Composition
- 1997
The Big One
Writer, Screenplay
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Writer
- 1992
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Writer, Screenplay
1980s
- 1989
Roger & Me
Screenplay, Writer
Acted in 12
2020s
- 2021
2020: The Dumpster Fire
Contributor
2010s
- 2011
Month One
Movie
2000s
- 2004
Fahrenhype 9/11
Movie
- 2001
The Private Public
Michael Moore
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
- 1994
- 1992
- 1991
Blood in the Face
Interviewer
Created 3
1990s
- 1999
Michael Moore Live
Creator
The Awful Truth
Creator
- 1994
Appearances60
2020s
- 2025
Space Chasers
Self
- 2020
Beyond Barricades
Himself
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Tucker Carlson Tonight
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Self - Independent Filmmaker
Michael Moore in TrumpLand
Self
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Self
- 2015
Roseanne for President!
Self
- 2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
- 2013
What Is Cinema?
Self
- 2012
- 2011
Ethos
Self
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
South of the Border
Self (archive footage)
- 2007
Slacker Uprising
Self - Narrator
Manufacturing Dissent
Self
- 2006
...So Goes the Nation
Self (archive footage)
Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo!
Self (archive footage)
Al Franken: God Spoke
Self
- 2005
I'm Going to Tell You a Secret
Self
This Divided State
Self
Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
Last Laugh '04
Self
Celsius 41.11
Self (archive footage)
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 1 episode
Michael Moore Hates America
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael & Me
Himself
- 2003
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Self
The Yes Men
Himself
Stupidity
Self
- 2002
- 2001
Last Party 2000
Self
1990s
- 1999
Michael Moore Live
Self · 6 episodes
The Awful Truth
Self - Host · 24 episodes
- 1997
The Big One
Self
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
Self
- 1992
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint
Self
1980s
- 1989
Roger & Me
Self
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2003
Grandpa's Still in the Tuff Shed
Thanks