The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 6.7

Overview

The family of talented cook, Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal), has a life filled with both culinary delights and profound loss. Drifting through Europe after fleeing political violence in India that killed the family restaura...

Starring Cast

Helen Mirren • Om Puri • Manish Dayal

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Helen Mirren • Om Puri • Manish Dayal

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

While the film addresses the left-leaning concern of prejudice against immigrants, its solution champions individual talent, hard work, and entrepreneurial success as the means to achieve acceptance and cultural blending, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The movie showcases significant cultural diversity through its central Indian family and their interactions with a French community. While it explores themes of cultural integration and overcoming prejudice, the narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, focusing on mutual understanding rather than critique.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

The Hundred-Foot Journey does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on cultural integration, culinary arts, and a heterosexual romance, leading to an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film is a direct adaptation of the novel by Richard C. Morais. All major characters, including Hassan Kadam, Madame Mallory, and Marguerite, maintain their established genders from the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their original conception.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film adapts the novel where the main characters are Indian and French. The actors cast for these roles accurately reflect the established races of the characters from the source material.