Prime VideoBruce Almighty (2003)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.7
Overview
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central message champions individual responsibility, personal faith, and the power of selfless action as the solution to life's challenges, aligning with conservative moral frameworks rather than systemic critiques.
The movie includes visible diversity through the casting of a prominent minority actor in a key, non-human role, though this is not presented as an explicit race swap of a traditionally white human character. The narrative primarily focuses on the personal journey of a traditional identity protagonist without critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays God as a benevolent, wise, and active force, and Bruce's journey affirms the value of faith, prayer, and personal responsibility, aligning with positive Christian virtues. The narrative consistently shows that true divine power involves love and free will.
Bruce Almighty does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a heterosexual couple and a man's journey with divine power, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bruce Almighty is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which characters' genders could have been established and then changed.
Bruce Almighty is an original film with no pre-existing source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this movie, thus there are no instances of a character's race being changed from a prior established version.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.8
6.7
Critic Ratings
4.8
4.6
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