Coming Home (1978)

Coming Home poster

Coming Home (1978)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

In 1968 California, a Marine officer's wife falls in love with a former high school classmate who suffered a paralyzing combat injury in the war.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing the Vietnam War's human cost and advocating for anti-war activism, personal liberation, and empathy for veterans.

The film features a traditional cast for its time, with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on the human cost of war and the struggles of veterans, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.

Secondary

The film 'Coming Home' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the impact of the Vietnam War on soldiers and their loved ones, focusing on heterosexual relationships and the challenges faced by veterans returning home.

Coming Home (1978) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is centered on the impact of the Vietnam War on soldiers and their families, and the social and political climate of the era. Therefore, the film's net impact on the portrayal of transsexual identity is N/A.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Coming Home (1978) is an original screenplay featuring original characters. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' genders could have been swapped.

The film "Coming Home" (1978) features original characters created for the movie. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.0

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.3
Metacritic logo
6.1

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