7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Carlito's Way (1993)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Overview
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the tragic struggle of a man attempting to escape his criminal past, focusing on themes of loyalty, betrayal, and individual responsibility without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a prescriptive solution.
The movie features a diverse cast reflecting its setting within a specific ethnic community, with many key roles, including the protagonist, being non-white. However, the narrative primarily focuses on a crime drama without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film Carlito's Way does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the struggles of its protagonist within a crime drama setting, rendering the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements as not applicable.
Carlito's Way does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on a former gangster's struggles to leave his criminal past behind, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a direct adaptation of Edwin Torres' novels. All major characters, including Carlito Brigante, Gail, and David Kleinfeld, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No characters were portrayed as a different gender.
The film adapts characters from Edwin Torres' novels, maintaining their established racial and ethnic identities, such as Carlito Brigante as Puerto Rican. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed on screen as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.8
Critic Ratings
8.4
6.6
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