Editing Michael Moore (section)

{{short description|American filmmaker and author}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Michael Moore
| image              = Michael Moore 66ème Festival de Venise (3x4 cropped).jpg
| caption            = Moore at the 2009 [[Venice Film Festival]]
| alt                = Moore waving
| birth_name         = Michael Francis Moore
| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        = [[Flint, Michigan]], U.S.
| years_active       = 1976–present
| occupation         = {{hlist|Filmmaker|author|activist}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Kathleen Glynn|October 19, 1991|July 22, 2014|reason=div.}}
| website            = {{URL|https://michaelmoore.com}}
}}
'''Michael Francis Moore''' is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. Moore's work frequently addresses various [[Social issue|social]], political, and economic topics. He first became publicly known for his award-winning debut documentary ''[[Roger & Me]]'', a scathing look at the downfall of the [[Automotive industry in the United States|automotive industry]] in 1980s Flint and Detroit.

Moore followed up and won the 2002 [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]] for ''[[Bowling for Columbine]]'', which examines the causes of the [[Columbine High School massacre]] and the overall [[gun culture in the United States]]. He directed and produced ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]'', a critical look at the early [[presidency of George W. Bush]] and the [[War on Terror]], which earned $119,194,771 to become the highest-grossing documentary at the American box office of all time.<ref name="mojorank">{{cite web |title=Documentary Movies at the Box Office |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/genre/sg2245914881/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110603100935/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=documentary.htm |archive-date=June 3, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> The film won the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2004 Cannes Film Festival]], and was the subject of [[Fahrenheit 9/11 controversies|intense controversy]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=May 22, 2004|title='Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Prize at Cannes|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/22/movies/fahrenheit-911-wins-top-prize-at-cannes.html|access-date=April 7, 2021|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415131615/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/22/movies/fahrenheit-911-wins-top-prize-at-cannes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His documentary ''[[Sicko]]'' examines [[health care in the United States]], and is one of the top ten highest-grossing documentaries {{as of|2020|lc=yes}}.<ref name="mojorank" /> In September 2008, he released his first free film on the Internet, ''[[Captain Mike Across America|Slacker Uprising]]'', which documents his personal quest to encourage Americans to vote in presidential elections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.meeja.com.au/index.php?display_article_id=258 |title=Michael Moore releases Slacker Uprising for free on Net |publisher=meeja.com.au |date=September 24, 2008 |access-date=September 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112221036/http://www.meeja.com.au/index.php?display_article_id=258 |archive-date=January 12, 2009}}</ref> He has written and starred in ''[[TV Nation]]'', a satirical news-magazine television series, and ''[[The Awful Truth (TV series)|The Awful Truth]]'', a satirical show. In 2018, he released his latest film, ''[[Fahrenheit 11/9]]'', a documentary about the [[2016 United States presidential election]] and the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|presidency of Donald Trump]]. He was executive producer of ''[[Planet of the Humans]]'' (2019), a documentary about the [[environmental movement]].

Moore's works criticize topics such as [[globalization]], [[big business]], [[assault weapon]] ownership, Presidents [[Bill Clinton]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Michael|date=August 13, 2000|title=And Now, for the OTHER Republican Convention|url=http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/and-now-for-the-other-republican-convention|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220180917/http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/and-now-for-the-other-republican-convention|archive-date=December 20, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2021|website=michaelmoore.com}}</ref> [[George W. Bush]], and [[Donald Trump]],<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Angelo|first=Chris|date=November 11, 2016|title=Michael Moore Predicts Donald Trump Won't Last The Full 4 Years|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-moore-predicts-trump-impeach-resign_n_58261464e4b0c4b63b0c6dee|access-date=April 7, 2021|website=[[HuffPost]]|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415011311/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-moore-predicts-trump-impeach-resign_n_58261464e4b0c4b63b0c6dee|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Iraq War]], the American health care system, and [[capitalism]] overall. In 2005, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Moore one of [[Time 100|the world's 100 most influential people]].<ref name="Joel Stein">{{cite magazine |last1=Stein |first1=Joel |title=The 2005 Time 100: Artists & Entertainers: Michael Moore: The Angry Filmmaker |url=http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/artists/100moore.html |access-date=December 10, 2019 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 18, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114134723/http://www.time.com/time/subscriber/2005/time100/artists/100moore.html |archive-date=January 14, 2007 }}</ref> Some critics have labeled Moore a "propagandist" and his films [[propaganda]].<ref name="Slate, Hitchens, Jun. 21st, 2004" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-14 |title=Michael Moore Can't Make Good Propaganda Anymore |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-moore-cant-make-good-propaganda-anymore/ |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-06-25 |title=Reel Politics: 'Fahrenheit 9/11' |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/reel-politics-fahrenheit-9-11 |access-date=2024-10-29 |website=PBS News |language=en-us}}</ref>

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