MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 130 this week

Bully (2001)

R  |   |  Crime, Drama  |  12 December 2001 (France)
7.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.0/10 from 28,221 users   Metascore: 45/100
Reviews: 333 user | 113 critic | 26 from Metacritic.com

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanor has proved too much.

Director:

Writers:

(book), (screenplay) (as Zachary Long) , 1 more credit »
0Check in
0Share...

Watch Now

From $2.99 on Amazon Video

ON DISC

The 25 Most Immersive Worlds in Cinema

Highly immersive cinematic worlds can carry a movie, and we've rounded up the best of the best.

See the full list

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 35 titles
created 03 Jan 2011
 
a list of 46 titles
created 12 Oct 2011
 
a list of 41 titles
created 15 Feb 2012
 
a list of 49 titles
created 21 Oct 2012
 
a list of 30 titles
created 28 May 2013
 

Related Items

Search for "Bully" on Amazon.com

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Bully (2001)

Bully (2001) on IMDb 7/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Bully.

User Polls

3 wins & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Kids (1995)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking, and deflowering virgins.

Director: Larry Clark
Stars: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny
Ken Park (2002)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

Ken Park is about several Californian skateboarders' lives and relationships with and without their parents.

Directors: Larry Clark, Edward Lachman
Stars: Adam Chubbuck, James Bullard, Seth Gray
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

Instead of adhering to the norms of their South Central neighborhood, a group of skater boys opt to bus into Hollywood and Beverly Hills, where they attract local rich girls - and plenty of... See full summary »

Director: Larry Clark
Stars: Jonathan Velasquez, Francisco Pedrasa, Milton Velasquez
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong leading to dissent, violence and murder.

Director: Larry Clark
Stars: James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser
Gummo (1997)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Lonely residents of a tornado-stricken Ohio town wander the deserted landscape trying to fulfill their boring, nihilistic lives.

Director: Harmony Korine
Stars: Nick Sutton, Jacob Sewell, Lara Tosh
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus.

Director: Harmony Korine
Stars: Ewen Bremner, Brian Fisk, Chloë Sevigny
Marfa Girl (2012)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.3/10 X  

A story centered on a directionless 16-year-old living in Marfa, Texas and his relationships with his girlfriend, his neighbor, his teacher, a newly arrived local artist, and a local Border Patrol officer.

Director: Larry Clark
Stars: Adam Mediano, Drake Burnette, Jeremy St. James
Elephant (2003)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Elias McConnell, Alex Frost, Eric Deulen
Thirteen (2003)
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

A thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.

Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Stars: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed
Bully I (2011)
Documentary
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

A documentary on peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America.

Director: Lee Hirsch
Stars: Ja'Meya Jackson, Kelby Johnson, Lona Johnson
Trash Humpers (2009)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5/10 X  

Follows the lives of a small group of sociopathic elderly people in Nashville, Tennessee.

Director: Harmony Korine
Stars: Rachel Korine, Brian Kotzur, Travis Nicholson
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

Director: Gregg Araki
Stars: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elisabeth Shue
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Mr. Kent (as Edward Amatrudo)
...
Mr. Willis (as Steven Raulerson)
Judy Clayton ...
Mrs. Willis (as Judith Clayton)
...
...
Edit

Storyline

After finding himself at the constant abuse of his best friend, Bobby, Marty has become fed up with his friend's twisted ways. His girlfriend, a victim of Bobby's often cruel ways, couldn't agree more and they strategize murdering Bobby, with a group of willing and unwilling participants in a small Florida town. In the midst of their plotting, they find themselves contemplating with the possible aftermath of what could happen. Written by MonkeyKingMA

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

It's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?

Genres:

Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexual content, drug use and language - all involving teens | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

| |

Language:

Release Date:

12 December 2001 (France)  »

Also Known As:

Bully - Diese Kids schockten Amerika  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$47,502 (USA) (13 July 2001)

Gross:

$510,092 (USA) (24 August 2001)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

(R-rated) | (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was shot in 23 days in August 2000. See more »

Goofs

As Lisa and Marty smoke marijuana, the ash in Lisa's hair disappears and reappears between shots. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Marty: [on the phone with a customer] I want you to suck my big dick.
Mrs. Puccio: [from downstairs] Marty, honey, dinner!
Marty: [into the phone] I want you to lick my balls.
See more »

Crazy Credits

While this Picture is based upon the book "Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge" written by Jim Schutze, some of the characters and persons have been composited, invented and recreated and a number of incidents have been fictionalized, emphasized and exaggerated for dramatic effect. See more »

Connections

Featured in Beyond Clueless (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

Joyride
Performed by Bomber
Written by Michael Barragan, Shelley Brian and George Alvaret
Courtesy of Smackworks Records
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
Great acting...A haunting movie that stays with you
17 November 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I watched this movie five days ago and I'm still affected by it. Afterwards all I could do was cry for the youth of America, because this isn't just some movie. It really, truly happened. The actors turn in outstanding performances as teenagers with nothing to do but turn to sex and drugs to fill the empty voids in their lives. Nick Stahl is particularly amazing as Bobby, the boarder-line psychotic who tormented his friends until they could take it no more.This is a sad, realistic look at how many teenagers really do act with their peers. Don't look for your typical teenager fare here because you won't find it. The language, sex, and drug use may bother some people, but thats because no one wants to believe that young adults can be this way. Well, I got out of high school two years ago and I can tell you that this is not far from reality. Thats probably why it has affected me so much...because I know that stuff portrayed in this movie really does happen. This is a great movie. Watch it. Then go tell your kids you love them.


74 of 95 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Nick Stahl Jerking Off In Front of a Mirror jubjub_13
Teen prostitution ring? la_cinematheque
WTF??? iheartnormi
How do they live with themselves kate3878
The hardest part about watching this movie for me DanandKirb
How would you have sentenced the Broward County Seven? Ernest_Hero
Discuss Bully (2001) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page