7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 1962 • 139 min
Advise & Consent (1962)
Advise & Consent (1962)
Overview
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
Starring Cast
Franchot Tone • Lew Ayres • Henry Fonda
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
Starring Cast
Franchot Tone • Lew Ayres • Henry Fonda
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: Medium
The film offers a nuanced, critical examination of political maneuvering, character assassination, and moral compromises within the US Senate's confirmation process, without explicitly endorsing a specific ideological solution or viewpoint. Its critique of McCarthyism-like tactics and the exploitation of personal lives is balanced by an observation of the complex, often tragic, functioning of established institutions.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features a cast that is primarily traditional, reflecting common casting practices of its time without intentional race or gender swaps for established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on political drama and individual character arcs rather than offering a critique of these identities.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: High
The film portrays Senator Brigham Anderson sympathetically, but his past homosexual relationship is used for blackmail, leading to his tragic suicide. This outcome highlights the devastating societal prejudice of the era, presenting a punitive and ultimately negative portrayal of queer identity.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays Senator Brigham Anderson's devout Christian faith as a source of unwavering moral integrity and conscience amidst political corruption. His adherence to Christian values is presented sympathetically and as an admirable quality, even when it leads to personal sacrifice.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Advise & Consent' (1962) focuses on political intrigue and blackmail related to a character's past homosexual relationship. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, thus the film does not offer any portrayal of transsexual identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Advise & Consent" (1962) is an adaptation of Allen Drury's novel. All major characters retain their original gender from the source material, with no instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as another.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Advise & Consent" (1962) is an adaptation of a novel. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one race in the source material was portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.2
Critic Ratings
7.9
N/A
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