7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama • 2026 • 84 min • Adults (18+)
One of the Good Ones (2026)
One of the Good Ones (2026)
Overview
One of the Good Ones is an indie legal comedy-drama directed by Julie O'Hora. Set in Buffalo, New York, it follows Dean Alessi (Tom Paolino), a disciplinary attorney investigating lawyer misconduct who uncovers corruption in the district attorney's office. Co-starring Roderick Garr and Jacob A. Ware. Based on a novel by Vincent Scarsella.
Starring Cast
Mary Rachel Quinn • Susan Gallagher • Bill Kennedy
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
One of the Good Ones is an indie legal comedy-drama directed by Julie O'Hora. Set in Buffalo, New York, it follows Dean Alessi (Tom Paolino), a disciplinary attorney investigating lawyer misconduct who uncovers corruption in the district attorney's office. Co-starring Roderick Garr and Jacob A. Ware. Based on a novel by Vincent Scarsella.
Starring Cast
Mary Rachel Quinn • Susan Gallagher • Bill Kennedy
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: Medium
The narrative highlights a prosecutor's solitary battle against corruption in the legal system, underscoring the personal toll of enforcing justice amid institutional flaws. This individualist approach to combating systemic issues shapes the right-leaning perspective.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
Lead roles feature white actors in traditional capacities, while supporting roles include Latino performers for visible diversity. The story upholds an upright male protagonist amid systemic corruption, without delving into critiques of race, gender, or traditional identities.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Medium
The film depicts a nuclear family's dissolution through marital strain and substance abuse triggered by a child's death, framing this grief as a sympathetic but unresolved personal challenge peripheral to the main plot.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film features no LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on legal ethics and corruption without addressing trans identities.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
The film is an original political thriller featuring newly created characters, with no evidence of adaptations, biopics, or reboots that involve gender changes from established source material.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Low
One of the Good Ones is an original indie legal drama with newly created characters lacking prior canonical racial depictions in source material or history. No instances of race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
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