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Chicago Cab (1998)

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Chicago Cab (1998)

Overview

A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Neutral
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.9

Overview

A day in the life of a Chicago cab driver is examined as he picks up fares from the good and bad parts of the city and emotionally connects to many of his passengers.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film's neutral rating stems from its primary focus on the diverse human experience and individual interactions within an urban setting, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or advocating for systemic solutions.

The movie showcases a diverse ensemble cast, reflecting the varied population of a major city, without explicitly recasting traditional roles for DEI purposes. Its narrative focuses on human interactions and does not critically portray traditional identities or center explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film includes a brief, incidental depiction of a gay character as one of the diverse passengers encountered by the taxi driver. His identity is presented neutrally, neither strongly affirming nor denigrating, as part of the day's varied human interactions.

The film includes a character identified as a 'transvestite' who shares her life with the cab driver. The portrayal is humanizing, allowing the character to express her identity and struggles with dignity. While using outdated terminology, the scene avoids overt mockery or degradation, resulting in a neutral overall impact.

The film portrays Christian characters, particularly a young woman grappling with a moral dilemma, with significant empathy and nuance. It explores their internal struggles and faith as integral parts of their identity without ridiculing or condemning their beliefs, aligning the narrative with the dignity of their personal journeys.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Chicago Cab" is an adaptation of the play "Hellcab." The characters in the movie, including the cab driver and various passengers, are consistent with their portrayals and genders in the original play. There is no evidence of characters being adapted from prior source material (beyond the play itself) or historical records with a different established gender.

The film "Chicago Cab" is an adaptation of the play "Hellcab." The characters in the source material are not canonically or widely established with specific racial identities that were then altered in the film adaptation. The casting reflects the diverse nature of the episodic encounters rather than changing a character's established race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
5.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
5.6
Metacritic logo
N/A

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