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Crime, Drama, Thriller  •  2006  •  129 min  •  Adults (18+)

Inside Man (2006)

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Inside Man (2006)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Sikhism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8

Overview

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Starring Cast

Denzel Washington  •   Clive Owen  •   Jodie Foster

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film critiques historical injustice and elite corruption by depicting an ingenious heist designed to expose a powerful figure's Nazi collaboration and ill-gotten gains, thereby championing a form of accountability outside conventional systems.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The film features a visibly diverse cast with prominent minority actors in significant roles, reflecting a commitment to varied representation without explicit race-swapping. Its narrative, however, focuses on a complex crime thriller and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its core message.

Secondary

Islam: Positive
Confidence: High

While Islam itself is not directly depicted, the film condemns the bigotry and stereotyping directed at individuals perceived to be Muslim. A police officer's prejudiced assumption about a hostage is clearly framed as wrong by the narrative.

Judaism: Positive
Confidence: High

The film strongly condemns the historical persecution and exploitation of Jewish people during the Holocaust, positioning the audience to sympathize with the victims. The villain's complicity in profiting from Jewish suffering is a central moral anchor of the narrative.

Sikhism: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays a Sikh character as an innocent victim of racial profiling and prejudice. The narrative explicitly condemns the bigotry of a police officer who mistakes the Sikh man for an 'Arab' and suggests he might be a terrorist.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film "Inside Man" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on a complex bank heist and the subsequent investigation, with no elements related to queer identity, relationships, or experiences. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate, resulting in a net impact of N/A.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Inside Man' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the narrative, leading to an N/A rating for its net impact.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Inside Man is an original screenplay with characters created specifically for this film. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character genders could have been swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Inside Man is an original story with characters created specifically for the film. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' races could have been canonically established and subsequently changed.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.8

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.6
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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8.6
Metacritic logo
7.6

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