Apple TVFinian's Rainbow (1968)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.7
Overview
An Irish immigrant and his daughter arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a struggling farmer and an African American community facing persecution from a bigoted politician.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive
Overview
An Irish immigrant and his daughter arrive in Kentucky with a magical piece of gold that alters the course of several lives, including those of a struggling farmer and an African American community facing persecution from a bigoted politician.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Finian's Rainbow explicitly critiques systemic racism and economic exploitation in the American South, championing social justice and empathy through its narrative of a racist senator's transformation and the empowerment of marginalized sharecroppers, aligning its central thesis with progressive ideology.
The movie features a diverse cast, prominently including a community of Black sharecroppers whose struggles against racial prejudice and economic exploitation form a central part of the narrative. It explicitly critiques traditional power structures through the portrayal of a bigoted white politician.
Secondary
The film critiques the profound bigotry and hypocrisy of Senator Rawkins, a character implicitly associated with Southern Christianity. By unequivocally condemning his racism and using a magical transformation to expose his prejudice, the narrative aligns itself with values of equality and compassion, thereby affirming the positive virtues often associated with faith while rejecting its misuse.
Finian's Rainbow is a musical fantasy that explores themes of racism and greed in a fictional American town. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does its narrative touch upon issues related to queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1968 film "Finian's Rainbow" is an adaptation of the 1947 stage musical. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The film's characters, including the Irish protagonists and the Black sharecroppers, are cast in alignment with their established racial identities from the original 1947 Broadway musical. No character established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.1
5.9
Critic Ratings
5.0
N/A
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