6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Big City (1937)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive
Overview
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film addresses universal themes of justice and community resilience against crime and economic hardship, without explicitly promoting a specific left or right-leaning ideological framework in its problem or solution.
This film, produced in 1937, reflects the casting and narrative conventions of its era. It features primarily traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of roles, and its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with the filmmaking practices of the time.
Secondary
The film portrays an immigrant character, implicitly Jewish, facing prejudice and false accusations. The narrative strongly condemns this bigotry, highlighting the community's resilience and solidarity, and positioning the audience to sympathize with the victimized group.
Big City (1937) is a drama focusing on the lives of a heterosexual taxi driver and his wife. The film's plot and character development do not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, leading to an N/A rating for its portrayal of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Big City (1937) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters. All characters were created for this specific production, thus precluding any gender swaps from prior canon or history.
Big City (1937) is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. Therefore, no characters in the film can be considered a 'race swap' as defined.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
7.4
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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