7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Performance (1970)
Performance (1970)
Overview
In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its radical exploration of identity dissolution, sexual fluidity, and the embrace of anti-establishment counter-culture values, directly challenging traditional societal norms.
The film features a traditional cast without explicit racial diversity or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative, while exploring themes of identity and challenging societal norms through a counter-culture lens, does not explicitly critique traditional identities in a DEI-focused manner.
Secondary
Performance explores themes of identity dissolution, gender fluidity, and sexual experimentation within a counter-cultural setting. It depicts characters engaging in non-heteronormative relationships and challenging traditional gender roles as integral to their bohemian lifestyle. While the narrative is unsettling and ends tragically for an outsider, the film presents these aspects without judgment or mockery, treating them as complex elements of its transgressive artistic vision.
Performance (1970) delves into themes of identity, sexuality, and gender fluidity, particularly through its main characters' psychological transformations and blurring of roles. However, the film does not present any identifiable transsexual characters or explicitly explore transsexual themes, focusing instead on a broader, often ambiguous, deconstruction of identity and societal norms. Therefore, it falls under 'N/A' as there is no specific depiction to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Performance (1970) is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot of existing material. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been swapped.
The film "Performance" is an original screenplay, and its characters were created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material or historical record establishing the race of any character before their portrayal in this film, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.8
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8.1
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