5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Overview
An Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley—where the gold’s magic turns wishes, and lives, upside down.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
An Irishman and his daughter arrive in the American South with a stolen pot of gold, hoping to make their fortune. Pursued by a leprechaun desperate to recover his treasure, they become entangled in a battle over land, love, and prejudice in Rainbow Valley—where the gold’s magic turns wishes, and lives, upside down.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Finian's Rainbow is a clearly left-leaning film, as its central thesis explicitly condemns systemic racism and economic exploitation, championing social justice and empathy through its narrative, including a fantastical resolution where a racist senator is magically transformed to experience the prejudice he inflicts.
The movie features a diverse cast, prominently including a community of Black sharecroppers whose struggles against racial prejudice and economic exploitation form a central part of the narrative. It explicitly critiques traditional power structures through the portrayal of a bigoted white politician.
Secondary
The film critiques the profound bigotry and hypocrisy of Senator Rawkins, a character implicitly associated with Southern Christianity. By unequivocally condemning his racism and using a magical transformation to expose his prejudice, the narrative aligns itself with values of equality and compassion, thereby affirming the positive virtues often associated with faith while rejecting its misuse.
Finian's Rainbow is a musical fantasy that explores themes of racism and greed in a fictional American town. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does its narrative touch upon issues related to queer identity.
Finian's Rainbow does not feature any transsexual characters or explore transgender themes. The plot centers on a magical leprechaun's transformation into a human, which is distinct from gender identity transition.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1968 film "Finian's Rainbow" is an adaptation of the 1947 stage musical. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The film adapts the 1947 musical, and its main characters' races are consistent with their original portrayals. While the plot involves a white character magically transforming into a Black character, this is an in-story event and not a casting decision that alters a character's established race from source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
5.9
Critic Ratings
5.0
5.9
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