6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Lean On Me (1989)
Lean On Me (1989)
Overview
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks doors and demands effort and results from students, staff and parents. Autocratic to a fault, this real-life educator put it all on the line.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
While addressing the universal problem of a failing inner-city school, the film's championed solution heavily emphasizes strict discipline, individual responsibility, and strong, authoritarian leadership, aligning with conservative approaches to education reform.
The movie features a predominantly Black cast, accurately reflecting the real-life setting of an inner-city school. The narrative focuses on the challenges and triumphs within this community, with a strong male protagonist, and does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The film subtly aligns its narrative with virtues often associated with Christianity, such as discipline, community, and moral uprightness, particularly through Joe Clark's mission and the unifying power of the song 'Lean On Me.' It presents these themes in a positive light without explicitly depicting Christian practices or institutions.
The film 'Lean On Me' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on the efforts to reform an urban high school, focusing on educational and disciplinary challenges.
The film "Lean On Me" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on educational reform and the challenges faced by a principal in a struggling high school, without touching upon transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Lean On Me" is a biographical drama based on real historical figures and events. All major characters, whether directly based on real people or fictionalized for the narrative, maintain their established or original gender without any instances of a gender swap from prior canon or historical record.
The film "Lean On Me" is a biographical drama based on the real-life African American principal Joe Clark. The portrayal of Joe Clark by Morgan Freeman, an African American actor, aligns with the historical figure's race. No other major characters are identified as having undergone a race swap from their established historical or canonical race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.1
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