Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (1984)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.3

Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac poster

Overview

On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., resulting in 78 fatalities....

Starring Cast

Jeannetta Arnette • Barry Corbin • Stephen Macht

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 crashes into the 14th Street Bridge over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., resulting in 78 fatalities....

Starring Cast

Jeannetta Arnette • Barry Corbin • Stephen Macht

Detailed Bias Analysis

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Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's dramatization of a real-life plane crash and rescue focuses on universal themes of human resilience, individual heroism, and the effectiveness of emergency response, rather than promoting any specific political ideology, thus maintaining a neutral stance.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

This 1984 disaster film features traditional casting without intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on the real-life event, portraying traditional identities neutrally or positively, consistent with the genre and period, rather than incorporating explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac' focuses on the historical disaster and its immediate aftermath. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in a 'N/A' rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is a docudrama based on the real-life Air Florida Flight 90 crash. All depicted historical figures, whose genders are well-documented, are portrayed by actors of the same gender in the film.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

This 1984 docudrama portrays real historical figures involved in the Air Florida Flight 90 crash. Research indicates that the actors cast for key roles matched the race of the actual individuals they depicted, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.