The Town (2010)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
The Charlestown neighborhood of Boston is renowned for churning out a high number of armed robbers, generation after generation. These robbers never leave their Charlestown life on their own volition, the neighborhood wh...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
The Charlestown neighborhood of Boston is renowned for churning out a high number of armed robbers, generation after generation. These robbers never leave their Charlestown life on their own volition, the neighborhood wh...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
The film explores the cycle of crime in a specific socio-economic environment, acknowledging both systemic influences and individual responsibility, ultimately focusing on a protagonist's personal quest for redemption rather than advocating for a specific political solution.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white main cast, without any explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative focuses on its characters' criminal activities and environment, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicitly incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The Town is a crime thriller that focuses on the lives of bank robbers and their relationships, none of which are depicted as LGBTQ+. The film's narrative does not feature any identifiable queer characters, storylines, or themes, leading to a complete absence of LGBTQ+ representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves." All significant characters, including Doug MacRay, James Coughlin, and Claire Keesey, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film "The Town" is an adaptation of the novel "Prince of Thieves." A review of the main characters and their portrayals indicates no instances where a character's established race from the source material was changed in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.5
7.2
Critic Ratings
9.2
7.4
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