YouTubeTrue Lies (1994)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.9
Overview
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Islam: Negative
Overview
A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film leans right due to its championing of decisive national security action against foreign threats and its resolution of domestic conflict through a reaffirmation of a dynamic, yet traditionally structured, family unit where the wife integrates into the husband's patriotic mission.
The movie features predominantly traditional casting for its heroic roles, with white leads. The narrative consistently celebrates traditional white, male, and heterosexual identities, without any critical portrayal or explicit engagement with DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays its primary antagonists, the terrorist group 'Crimson Jihad,' as Islamic extremists who use religious rhetoric to justify their violent and destructive acts. There are no counterbalancing positive or nuanced portrayals of Islam or its adherents within the narrative, leading to a problematic depiction that reinforces negative stereotypes of extremism.
True Lies does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The film's plot and character arcs are centered on heterosexual relationships and spy genre conventions, resulting in no discernible LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film features female characters, Helen Tasker and Juno Skinner, who participate in action sequences. However, Helen's victories are achieved primarily through firearms or technological means, not direct physical combat. Juno engages in physical struggle but is ultimately defeated by a male opponent.
True Lies is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no established characters whose gender could have been swapped.
True Lies is an adaptation of the French film La Totale!. While some characters' ethnicities differ from their rough counterparts in the original, the characters in True Lies are largely new creations or significantly re-imagined, not direct race swaps of canonically established characters from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
7.1
Critic Ratings
7.1
6.3
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