7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Romance • 1969 • 103 min • Older Kids (7+)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Cactus Flower (1969)
Overview
A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
Starring Cast
Walter Matthau • Ingrid Bergman • Goldie Hawn
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
A dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.
Starring Cast
Walter Matthau • Ingrid Bergman • Goldie Hawn
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central focus on individual romantic relationships, personal growth, and the consequences of dishonesty positions it as politically neutral, as it does not engage with broader societal or ideological critiques.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its time. Its narrative focuses on romantic comedy themes without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes as central elements.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Cactus Flower is a romantic comedy from 1969 centered on heterosexual relationships and deceptions. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore, it has no portrayal to evaluate within this framework.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Cactus Flower' is a romantic comedy centered on a dentist, his assistant, and his girlfriend. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in no depiction relevant to transgender identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Cactus Flower" is an adaptation of a play, and its main characters retain the same genders as established in the original source material. No characters were changed from one gender to another.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1969 film "Cactus Flower" is an adaptation of a Broadway play. All major characters in the film are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implied or established race of the characters in the original source material. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.2
Critic Ratings
8.5
6.7
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