The Father (2020)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Viewer Rating

Rating: 8.7

Overview

Having just scared off his recent caregiver, Anthony, an ailing, octogenarian Londoner gradually succumbing to dementia, feels abandoned when concerned Anne, his daughter, tells him she's moving to Paris. Confused and up...

Starring Cast

Anthony Hopkins • Olivia Colman • Mark Gatiss

Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Anthony Hopkins • Olivia Colman • Mark Gatiss

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central focus on the deeply personal and psychological experience of dementia and its impact on a family is inherently apolitical, offering no ideological solutions or critiques from either a left or right perspective.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

The film features a predominantly white cast in its central roles, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. Its narrative is a psychological drama focused on the experience of dementia, which does not engage with or critique traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The film 'The Father' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely dedicated to exploring the psychological impact of dementia on an elderly man and his immediate family, rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as N/A.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is an adaptation of Florian Zeller's own play, "Le Père." All major characters, including Anthony, Anne, and other supporting roles, retain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a French play, and the characters' races were not explicitly defined in the source material in a way that would lead to a race swap. The casting aligns with the implied racial background of the original characters.