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Blinded by the Light (2019)

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Blinded by the Light (2019)

Overview

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Islam: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values, particularly its critique of racism and xenophobia, and its celebration of an immigrant's journey of self-discovery and artistic expression against a backdrop of economic hardship.

The movie features a diverse cast centered on a British-Pakistani family, with its narrative explicitly exploring themes of racism and cultural identity. It critiques societal prejudices faced by minority communities, making the immigrant experience and challenges of integration central to its story.

Secondary

The film portrays a British-Pakistani Muslim family with depth and sympathy, exploring the generational and cultural clashes within the community. While the protagonist struggles with his father's strictness, the narrative ultimately affirms the family's love and the father's journey towards understanding. Crucially, the film strongly condemns the racism and Islamophobia directed at the family and community, positioning the audience to sympathize with them.

Blinded by the Light is a coming-of-age story centered on a British Pakistani teenager's experiences with family, culture, and music in 1980s England. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes.

Blinded by the Light does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a British-Pakistani teenager's journey of self-discovery through music, addressing cultural identity, racism, and family dynamics, without touching upon transgender experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is a biographical drama based on Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir. All key characters, including Manzoor and his family, are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their real-life or canonical counterparts. There are no instances of established characters being depicted with a different gender.

The film is a biographical adaptation of Sarfraz Manzoor's memoir, portraying characters, including the protagonist and his family, with the same racial and ethnic backgrounds as their real-life counterparts. No established characters were depicted as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.9
Metacritic logo
7.1

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