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Sep 11, 1992 · Roger Ebert September 11, 1992. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Bob Roberts" isn't simply another satire about slimy political schemes. It's a satire about a whole mindset, about the anything-goes greed of the 1980s, when decent American values were replaced by the cold cynicism of management experts.
93% Tomatometer 44 Reviews 78% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts (Tim Robbins) launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickley Paiste...
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- Tim Robbins
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- Tim Robbins
Sep 4, 1992 · Recently viewed. Bob Roberts: Directed by Tim Robbins. With Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman, Ray Wise. A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
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- Tim Robbins
- 1992-09-04
Sep 4, 1992 · With "Bob Roberts," Mr. Robbins emerges as a formidable triple-threat man. There's a big imagination at work here. The movie sometimes overstates its case, but the music-making,...
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On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a score of 93% based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. Its consensus reads "Behind and in front of the camera, Tim Robbins delivers a landslide comedic victory with Bob Roberts – a shrewdly crackling lampoon of modern politics."
Parents need to know that Bob Roberts fakes an assassination attempt, manipulates the media, and cultivates a gang of the disaffected who eventually kill a journalist. Bob also sings about stringing drug users up by the highest tree, preaches self-interest, and fosters anti-immigrant, anti-feminist, and anti-minority….
108 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 9/10. Brilliant political satire - relevant and profound. grantss 31 March 2018. A conservative folk singer, Bob Roberts, turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He sets about organising rallies, singing songs to get his message across.
