7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bananas (1971)
Bananas (1971)
Overview
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film receives a neutral rating because its satire is directed broadly at the absurdity and hypocrisy of all political actors and ideologies involved, including US foreign policy, revolutionary movements, and dictatorships, rather than championing one side or offering a partisan critique.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, with the inclusion of some non-white actors primarily driven by the comedic setting in a fictional Latin American country rather than intentional DEI-focused casting. Its narrative offers a broad political satire, critiquing systems and human behavior without explicitly targeting or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
Bananas does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on political satire and a heterosexual romance, with no elements that depict, affirm, or problematize queer identities or experiences.
The film 'Bananas' (1971) is a political comedy that does not contain any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual individuals or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bananas (1971) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior adaptations whose gender could have been altered.
Bananas (1971) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.3
6.7
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