Rules of Engagement (2000)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.2

Overview

Hayes Hodges finds his career aspirations dashed when he's wounded in Vietnam. He returns to America and becomes a disillusioned lawyer who goes up against the Service to defend Colonel Terry Childers, who is accused of ...

Starring Cast

Tommy Lee Jones • Samuel L. Jackson • Guy Pearce

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Right

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Tommy Lee Jones • Samuel L. Jackson • Guy Pearce

Where to watch

Paramount+

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Strong Right

Primary

Political: Strong RightConfidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes the vindication of a military officer's decisive action in combat against a hostile foreign crowd, and the condemnation of a corrupt US government that attempts to scapegoat him for political expediency, strongly aligning with conservative values.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie features visible diversity in its cast, including a prominent Black lead, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative offers a subtle critique of a corrupt power figure, but DEI themes are not explicitly central to the story.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'Rules of Engagement' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely focused on a military court-martial and the complexities of combat ethics, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ issues.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Rules of Engagement is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing material with pre-established characters. All characters were created for this film, therefore no gender swaps occurred.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Rules of Engagement is an original film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment where the characters' races were established differently. Therefore, no race swap occurred.