Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Name: Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019-09-29
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Roy Cohn, Tony Kushner, Nathan Lane, John Waters, Alan Dershowitz

2019·Documentary·1h 34m

7.0

★

Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel during investigations into Communist activities in the 1950s, Cohn is also known for being Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, fixer and mentor.

Directed by Ivy Meeropol

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Cast

Roy Cohn

Self (archive footage)

Tony Kushner

Self

Nathan Lane

Self

John Waters

Self

Alan Dershowitz

Self

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Larry King

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Fred Trump

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Nathan Halpern

Original Music Composer

Anne Alvergue

Editor

Christopher Clements

Producer

Julie Goldman

Producer

Nancy Abraham

Executive Producer

Lisa Heller

Executive Producer

Popular Reviews

15 reviews

Liv Martin

6.0★ · 02/25/25

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I think there's something entirely poetic about this man who was so disastrously deep in the closet setting up systems to harm out queers ultimately falling victim to it. No one who died of AIDS complications deserved to die alone, except for fucking Roy Cohn. I hope you rot in hell you worthless piece of shit.

Steph

6.7★ · 11/22/23

John Waters destroying that foul man was the highlight

Douglas Lancaster

5.8★ · 11/14/23

Fascinating but he was a sort of an evil man. For being gay, it’s a shame.

Adam

8.0★ · 08/22/25

Grant

6.0★ · 07/26/25