5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mean Machine (2001)
Mean Machine (2001)
Overview
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.1
Overview
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores themes of redemption and the underdog spirit within a prison setting, balancing a critique of institutional corruption with an emphasis on individual responsibility and the unifying power of sport, leading to a neutral political stance.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, reflecting its prison setting, but without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being central to the plot.
Secondary
The film "Mean Machine" is a remake of "The Longest Yard" (1974). The character Nate Scarborough, portrayed as white in the original, is adapted as Massive and played by a Black actor, Vas Blackwood, constituting a race swap.
Mean Machine does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is centered on a prison football team and the dynamics within the correctional facility, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Mean Machine" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a former football player in prison, forming a team of inmates to play against the guards, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Mean Machine is a remake of the 1974 film The Longest Yard. A comparison of the main characters and their counterparts in the original film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed in the adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.2
Critic Ratings
3.3
4.5
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