Adventure, Drama, Family  •  2005  •  100 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

Lassie (2005)

Lassie poster

Lassie (2005)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.


Starring Cast

John Lynch  •   Samantha Morton  •   Peter O'Toole

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film leans left by centering its core conflict on the economic hardship faced by a working-class family, forcing them to sell their beloved dog, thereby highlighting issues of class disparity and the impact of poverty. While the resolution emphasizes individual loyalty and perseverance, the film's sympathies clearly lie with the vulnerable against systemic pressures.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film features traditional casting consistent with its source material and setting, without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative focuses on classic themes of loyalty and family, and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Lassie, 2005" does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a family-friendly adventure centered around a dog, with no elements suggesting LGBTQ+ representation or related storylines.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Lassie' (2005) is a family-oriented adventure focusing on a dog's loyalty and journey. There are no transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, making the portrayal N/A. The story's plot is entirely centered on the dog Lassie and the human family's struggles, without any elements related to transgender identity.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film "Lassie" (2005) is a family adventure drama centered around a collie dog and its human family. There are no significant female characters depicted engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The central character, Lassie, is a female dog in all source material and adaptations, including the 2005 film. No other established human characters from the source material underwent a gender change in this adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 2005 film "Lassie" adapts the classic story where all major human characters, such as Joe Carraclough and his family, have consistently been portrayed as white in source material and prior adaptations. The cast of the 2005 film portrays these characters with actors of the same race, thus no race swap occurs.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.3
Metacritic logo
8.4

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