The Big Lebowski (1998)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.8

Overview

When "the dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealt...

Starring Cast

Jeff Bridges • John Goodman • Julianne Moore

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Jeff Bridges • John Goodman • Julianne Moore

Where to watch

HBO Max

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's core conflict, a mistaken identity leading to a quest for restitution, lacks an inherent strong political valence. While it satirizes elements from across the political spectrum and explores themes like materialism and counter-culture, its ultimate 'solution' is the Dude's personal philosophy of 'abiding,' which is an apolitical, existential response to chaos rather than an endorsement of a specific political ideology.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities, instead focusing on individual eccentricities and comedic situations.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The Big Lebowski does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative does not engage with queer identity in any capacity, leading to a complete absence of portrayal.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The Big Lebowski is an original film with no pre-existing source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than their established canon.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The Big Lebowski is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material or historical basis for its characters to establish a canonical race that could be altered.