5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Footloose (1984)
Footloose (1984)
Overview
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict critiques religiously-motivated social restrictions and champions individual expression and youth autonomy, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values. The narrative's solution emphasizes dialogue and the right to personal freedom against conservative overreach.
The movie features a predominantly white cast without intentional race or gender swaps for traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on generational conflict and the critique of conservative values rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities based on race or gender.
Secondary
The film depicts the town's conservative Christian leadership as imposing oppressive rules, banning dancing and rock music based on a rigid interpretation of faith. This stance is shown to cause conflict and stifle expression, driven by fear and unaddressed grief. While a central religious figure eventually finds a more compassionate understanding, the religion's initial and primary role in the narrative is as a restrictive force that must be challenged.
Footloose (1984) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a high school student's efforts to overturn a ban on dancing in a conservative town, with all depicted relationships and conflicts being exclusively heterosexual or general societal issues.
Footloose (1984) is a drama centered on a teenager's fight against a conservative town's ban on dancing. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters, nor does it explore themes related to transgender identity. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the scope of this rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Footloose (1984) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a reboot of established characters. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning there are no prior canonical versions from which a gender swap could occur.
Footloose (1984) is an original film, not an adaptation of prior source material with pre-established character races, nor does it depict specific historical figures. Therefore, no characters were portrayed as a different race than their original conception within this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.7
Critic Ratings
5.5
4.2
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