Bob Roberts
Vote first. Ask questions later.
Vote first. Ask questions later.
Comedy, Drama
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1992
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Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
102 min
Release date:
4 Sep 1992
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Robbins, who scripted and directed, creates more than enough on his own. Bob's un-hackneyed character is the prime case in point.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A very funny, sometimes prescient satire of American politics, and of the comparatively small, voting portion of the electorate that makes a Bob Roberts phenomenon possible.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Bob Roberts is not merely a satirical fictional biopic, but a wry exploration of the relationship between political reality and manufactured image.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
A sort of political This Is Spinal Tap, Bob Roberts is both a stimulating social satire and, for thinking people, a depressing commentary on the devolution of the American political system.
– Todd McCarthy,
Variety,
10 Jun 2008
fresh:
A sometimes brilliant if overloaded pseudodocumentary satire.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
8 Jul 2009