8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Overview
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central thesis is a powerful, satirical critique of an oppressive, dehumanizing bureaucratic state and the loss of individual freedom within a consumerist society, aligning with anti-authoritarian and anti-establishment sentiments often found in left-leaning discourse.
The film features a traditional cast with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps for diversity. Its narrative focuses on a satirical critique of bureaucracy and totalitarianism, rather than explicitly addressing or critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
Brazil (1985) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on a dystopian society, bureaucratic absurdity, and the protagonist's personal struggles and romantic pursuits, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film 'Brazil, 1985' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily explores themes of bureaucracy, escapism, and societal control, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences. For example, the central character's arc revolves around his struggle against an oppressive system, not issues of gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Brazil is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a historical biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have established canonical genders from prior sources that could be swapped.
Brazil is an original film with characters created specifically for it. There is no prior source material or historical basis to establish a canonical race for any character before their portrayal in the movie, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.7
Critic Ratings
9.8
8.4
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