6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cold Turkey (1971)
Cold Turkey (1971)
Overview
Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Reverend Brooks leads his small Iowa town in a contest to stop smoking for a month. But some tobacco executives don't want them to win, and try everything they can to make them smoke. If townspeople don't go nuts from wanting a cigarette, or kill each other from irritation and frustration, they will win a huge prize.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film functions as a broad social satire, critiquing human nature, corporate manipulation, and the desperation of a struggling community without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, thus earning a neutral rating.
This film features a cast that is predominantly white, aligning with traditional casting norms. Its narrative focuses on satirical themes related to human behavior and societal pressures, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film satirizes a small, predominantly Christian town, portraying its religious community as hypocritical, judgmental, and easily swayed by greed. The narrative highlights how the pursuit of a 'moral' goal leads to paranoia and self-righteousness, ultimately critiquing the institution and its adherents.
Cold Turkey does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative is entirely focused on a town's collective effort to quit smoking, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
Cold Turkey (1971) is a satirical comedy centered on a town's effort to collectively quit smoking. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes, resulting in no depiction relevant to the evaluation criteria.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Cold Turkey" (1971) is an adaptation of Marvin H. Albert's novel "The Night the Lights Went Out." There is no evidence that any character from the source material had their gender changed in the film adaptation.
Cold Turkey (1971) is an original film and not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot of legacy characters. Therefore, no characters had a pre-established race that could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.2
Critic Ratings
5.7
N/A
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