7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Field of Dreams (1989)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Overview
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's solution to personal and societal malaise is found in embracing tradition, individual faith, and the nostalgic idealization of American values and family, aligning with conservative themes.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit recasting of a traditionally white-associated role with a Black actor. However, the narrative itself maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities and does not center on explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The character of Terence Mann, portrayed by James Earl Jones, was adapted from the novel's character J.D. Salinger, a real-life white author. Despite the name change, the character's role and origin in the source material were established as white, making its portrayal by a Black actor a race swap.
The film's central theme of faith, belief in the unseen, and the pursuit of a spiritual calling aligns positively with core tenets of Christianity, even without explicit religious references. The narrative rewards Ray's unwavering faith and portrays the miraculous outcomes as a testament to belief.
Field of Dreams does not feature any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a farmer's journey to fulfill a mysterious calling related to baseball and his past, with no elements pertaining to queer identity.
Field of Dreams (1989) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on a farmer's journey to build a baseball field and connect with his past, without incorporating any elements related to transgender identity or experiences within its plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts the novel "Shoeless Joe" and features characters like Ray Kinsella, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Moonlight Graham, all of whom retain their established male genders. The character of J.D. Salinger from the novel was replaced by the original character Terence Mann, who is also male, thus not constituting a gender swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.1
Critic Ratings
8.8
5.7
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