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.

Filmography

• 2025From Ground Zero — Executive Producer
• 2025The Voice of Hind Rajab — Executive Producer
• 20212020: The Dumpster Fire — Contributor
• 2019Planet of the Humans — Executive Producer
• 2018Fahrenheit 11/9 — Self, Writer, Director, Producer
• 2018The Eyes of Orson Welles — Executive Producer
• 2016Michael Moore in TrumpLand — Self, Director, Producer, Writer, Screenplay
• 2015Where to Invade Next — Self, Director, Writer, Producer, Screenplay
• 2011Month One
• 2009Capitalism: A Love Story — Self, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2008Starko! — Producer
• 2007Sicko — Self, Director, Producer, Writer
• 2007Slacker Uprising — Self - Narrator, Writer, Producer, Director, Screenplay
• 2006Prescription for Disaster
• 2004Fahrenheit 9/11 — Self, Director, Producer, Writer, Screenplay
• 2004Fahrenhype 9/11
• 2004The Fever — The War Correspondent
• 2003Grandpa's Still in the Tuff Shed — Thanks
• 2003R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.) — Director
• 2002A Brief History of the United States of America — Writer
• 2002Bowling for Columbine — Self, Writer, Producer, Director
• 2001The Private Public — Michael Moore
• 2000Lucky Numbers — Walter
• 1999EDtv — Panel Member
• Michael Moore Live — Self, Screenplay, Writer, Director, Producer, Series Composition, Series Director, Creator
• The Awful Truth — Self - Host, Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay, Writer, Series Composition, Creator
• 1997The Big One — Self, Director, Writer, Screenplay
• 1995Canadian Bacon — Redneck Guy #2, Director, Screenplay, Writer
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast
• TV Nation — Himself, Writer, Executive Producer, Series Composition, Series Director, Screenplay, Creator
• 1993Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright — Self, Director, Writer, Producer
• Mad About You — Michael Moore
• 1992Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint — Self, Director, Writer, Screenplay, Producer
• 1991Blood in the Face — Interviewer
• 1989Roger & Me — Self, Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer
• The Simpsons — Michael Moore (voice)

Appearances as themselves (46)

• 2025Orwell: 2+2=5 — Self (archive footage)
• 2025Space Chasers — Self
• 2020Beyond Barricades — Himself
• The New York Times Presents — Self (archive footage)
• Firing Line with Margaret Hoover — Self
• 2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone — Self - Independent Filmmaker
• 2016Cameraperson — Self (archive footage)
• 2016The 4%: Film's Gender Problem — Self
• Tucker Carlson Tonight — Self (archive footage)
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• 2015Roseanne for President! — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• 2014And the Oscar Goes To... — Self - Interviewee
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• 2013What Is Cinema? — Self
• Finding Your Roots — Self
• 2011Ethos — Self
• Conan — Self
• 2009South of the Border — Self (archive footage)
• The Jay Leno Show — Self - Guest
• 2007Manufacturing Dissent — Self
• 2006...So Goes the Nation — Self (archive footage)
• 2006Al Franken: God Spoke — Self
• 2006Doot Doola Doot Doo ... Doot Doo! — Self (archive footage)
• 2005I'm Going to Tell You a Secret — Self
• 2005Martial Law 9-11: Rise of the Police State — Self (archive footage)
• The Colbert Report — Self
• 2005This Divided State — Self
• 2004Celsius 41.11 — Self (archive footage)
• 2004Last Laugh '04 — Self
• 2004Michael & Me — Himself
• 2004Michael Moore Hates America — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Tanner on Tanner — Self
• 2003Orwell Rolls in His Grave — Self
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• 2003Stupidity — Self
• 2003The Corporation — Self
• 2003The Yes Men — Himself
• Democracy Now! — Self
• 2001Last Party 2000 — Self
• The Johannes B. Kerner Show — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self
• The Frank Skinner Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest