5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Guru (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Hinduism: Negative
Overview
Bored with Bollywood movies but fascinated with their Hollywood counterparts from his youth, Ram dreams to become a singer and actor in America, the country where dreams are made. He is encouraged when his American-based close friend, Vijay Rao, comes for visit, and brags about driving a Mercedes and living in a penthouse.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques the superficiality and commercialization of the self-help industry and the pursuit of fame, ultimately championing personal authenticity and genuine connection. These themes are largely apolitical, focusing on universal human values rather than specific ideological viewpoints.
The movie features an Indian protagonist and his family, contributing to visible cultural diversity within the cast. The narrative explores the immigrant experience and cultural contrasts, primarily through a comedic lens, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making broader DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
The film includes a gay supporting character and a minor gay couple. Their identities are present but not central to the plot, nor are they depicted with significant positive or negative arcs. The portrayal is incidental, neither strongly affirming nor denigrating.
The film portrays the 'guru' figure, culturally associated with Hinduism, as a complete fraud and a hypocrite. While the satire targets the commercialization of spirituality and the gullibility of Western seekers, the narrative offers no counterbalancing positive or nuanced depiction of genuine Hindu faith.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Guru (2002) is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior installments whose gender could have been swapped.
The Guru (2002) is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical racial baseline against which to assess a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
5.3
Critic Ratings
5.7
4.7
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