Apple TVThe Town (2010)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Google PlayBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVGoogle PlayDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
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 film portrays the Catholic Church, primarily through Father MacRay, as an institution deeply compromised by Charlestown's criminal underworld. Father MacRay's awareness and implicit condoning of illegal activities, coupled with his pragmatic advice, highlight a form of institutional hypocrisy rather than clear moral guidance. The church is depicted as a cultural fixture that has adapted to, rather than effectively countered, the pervasive crime.
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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