Apple TVThe Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
To ensure a full profitable season, circus manager Brad Braden engages The Great Sebastian, though this moves his girlfriend Holly from her hard-won center trapeze spot. Holly and Sebastian begin a dangerous one-upmanship duel in the ring, while he pursues her on the ground.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's celebration of a traditional American institution's resilience, emphasizing strong leadership, individual dedication, and collective hard work to overcome adversity, aligns with right-leaning values rather than critiquing societal structures.
This 1952 film features a cast that is overwhelmingly white, reflecting the traditional Hollywood casting norms of its time, with no intentional efforts towards racial or gender diversity in its character roles. The narrative centers on the lives within the circus, presenting its characters and their identities in a neutral to positive manner without engaging in any critique of traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film's narrative champions universal virtues like loyalty, sacrifice, and community, which are deeply resonant with Christian ethics. These values are presented as inherently good and are affirmed by the film's overall moral message, without any explicit religious content or counter-narrative.
The Greatest Show on Earth does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual romantic relationships and the dramatic events of circus life, without exploring queer identities or experiences. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the film's content.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) features original characters created for this specific production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose gender was altered for this film.
The film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952) features original characters created for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment establishing the race of these characters before this film's production. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
6.3
Critic Ratings
5.0
7.6
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