Duel (1971)

Duel poster

Duel (1971)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
8.0

Overview

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film is a suspense thriller centered on a man's struggle for survival against an unknown aggressor, focusing on universal themes of fear and individual resilience rather than promoting any specific political ideology.

The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white, mainstream cast, and its narrative does not include any explicit DEI themes or critiques of traditional identities. The story focuses on a suspenseful struggle without engaging in social commentary related to diversity or inclusion.

Secondary

Steven Spielberg's 'Duel' is a suspense thriller that centers on a man's terrifying encounter with a truck driver on a remote highway. The narrative contains no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plot points, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

Steven Spielberg's 'Duel' is a suspense thriller centered on a man's terrifying encounter with a truck on a desolate road. The film contains no identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is tightly focused on the cat-and-mouse chase, leaving no room for such portrayals.

The film 'Duel' centers on a male protagonist's struggle against a menacing truck. There are no significant female characters depicted in action or combat roles. Therefore, the film does not contain any scenes where a female character defeats one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.

The film "Duel" is an adaptation of a short story, and the genders of its main characters, David Mann and the unseen truck driver, are consistent with their portrayal in the source material. There are no legacy characters or historical figures whose genders were altered.

The film "Duel" is an adaptation of a short story. There is no evidence that any character, canonically or historically established as one race in the source material, was portrayed as a different race in the 1971 movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.0

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.6
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7.4

Critic Ratings

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9.0
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8.1

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