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Drama, Romance  •  1991  •  132 min  •  Adults (18+)

Jungle Fever (1991)

Jungle Fever poster

Jungle Fever (1991)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.

Starring Cast

Wesley Snipes  •   Annabella Sciorra  •   Spike Lee

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's central thesis explicitly critiques racial prejudice and societal norms surrounding interracial relationships, exploring identity politics and the devastating impact of social issues, which aligns with progressive ideology.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

This film features a diverse main cast, centralizing an interracial relationship between a Black man and an Italian-American woman. The narrative explicitly delves into racial prejudice, societal pressures, and the complexities of identity, offering a strong critique of traditional racial attitudes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: Medium

The film features a significant subplot involving Paulie Carbone, a closeted gay man whose identity is portrayed as a source of profound personal misery and repression. His struggle is depicted without affirmation or positive resolution, highlighting the negative impact of societal pressures on his ability to live authentically. The overall portrayal leans towards negative, as queer identity is linked to suffering and unfulfillment.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film prominently features Reverend Purify, a Christian preacher whose sermons are filled with judgment and condemnation, particularly regarding interracial relationships. He is revealed to be a hypocrite having an affair, and his rigid piety offers no solace or understanding to his drug-addicted son. The narrative critiques this specific manifestation of Christianity as a source of hypocrisy and harmful judgment.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Jungle Fever' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on an interracial relationship and its societal implications, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity. Therefore, there are no character arcs or plot points related to transsexual portrayal to evaluate.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Jungle Fever is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which characters' genders could have been swapped.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Jungle Fever is an original film written and directed by Spike Lee. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical or historical racial baselines to compare against for a race swap.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.6
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6.4

Critic Ratings

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8.1
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7.8

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