6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
On the Beach (1959)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
On the Beach earns a Left-Leaning rating due to its central focus on the catastrophic consequences of nuclear war, serving as a powerful anti-war warning that aligns with progressive values of peace, disarmament, and global responsibility.
The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its production era, and does not include intentional recasting for diversity. Its narrative focuses on the universal human experience of impending nuclear annihilation, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian practices and the role of a priest with respect and sympathy, showing faith as a source of comfort and dignity for people facing inevitable extinction. It highlights the human need for ritual and solace in the face of ultimate despair.
The film 'On the Beach' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and the human response to an impending global catastrophe, with no depiction of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1959 film "On the Beach" is an adaptation of Nevil Shute's 1957 novel. All major characters, such as Commander Dwight Towers, Moira Davidson, and Peter Holmes, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The 1959 film "On the Beach" adapts Nevil Shute's novel. The main characters, implicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film. No characters established as one race in the novel are depicted as a different race in the adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.8
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