3.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Over the Wire (1996)
Over the Wire (1996)
Overview
Bruce is a telephone lineman who accidentally overhears a murder plot. When 911 informs him that there is nothing that they can do about it, he takes matters into his own hands, and gets entangled in a world of sex and mystery.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
3.2
Overview
Bruce is a telephone lineman who accidentally overhears a murder plot. When 911 informs him that there is nothing that they can do about it, he takes matters into his own hands, and gets entangled in a world of sex and mystery.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative champions individual responsibility and direct action as the primary solution to societal threats, implicitly critiquing the efficacy of established institutions to deliver justice.
This film features traditional casting choices and character portrayals, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, and does not incorporate explicit DEI critiques as central themes.
Secondary
The film "Over the Wire" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative, an action-thriller about a former CIA agent and a computer virus, contains no elements related to queer identity, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film "Over the Wire" (1996) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The plot focuses on a detective infiltrating a drug ring, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Over the Wire" (1996) is an original action/thriller and not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot of pre-existing material. Its characters were created for this specific film, thus lacking a prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
This is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material with established character races, nor a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, no characters exist with a prior canonical or widely established race to be subject to a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.0
2.4
Critic Ratings
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