Apple TVKeeping the Faith (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TV
Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the personal conflicts arising from religious commitments and romantic love, ultimately balancing a critique of traditional strictures with an affirmation of individual choice and commitment to one's calling, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast without intentional race or gender swaps for its main characters. Its narrative focuses on the personal challenges of its protagonists within their traditional roles, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays Catholicism through Father Brian, highlighting his genuine devotion, the warmth of his community, and the personal sacrifices of his calling. While it explores the human challenges of celibacy, the narrative consistently frames the faith and its adherents with respect and sympathy.
Judaism is depicted through Rabbi Jake and his vibrant community, showcasing the richness of its traditions and the challenges of modernizing faith. The film treats the religion and its followers with humor, depth, and clear affirmation, emphasizing community bonds and personal commitment.
Keeping the Faith does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The plot centers on a romantic triangle involving a priest, a rabbi, and a woman, with all depicted relationships and character arcs being exclusively heterosexual.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Keeping the Faith is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Keeping the Faith is an original story, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. Therefore, no characters could have been race-swapped from a prior canon or historical record.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.4
6.1
Critic Ratings
6.9
6.0
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