7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Overview
Rachel is a 35-year-old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she begins to have to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Rachel is a 35-year-old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she begins to have to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a deeply personal character study exploring a woman's psychological struggles and quest for self-discovery. Its focus on individual internal conflict and personal liberation, rather than systemic critique or political advocacy, places it as neutral.
The film features a traditional cast, predominantly white, reflecting its period and setting, without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative centers on a woman's personal journey of self-discovery and emotional awakening, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film subtly explores Rachel's repressed desires, including a significant, emotionally intimate relationship with her female colleague, Calla. This subtext contributes to Rachel's complex psychological portrait without explicitly affirming or condemning queer identity, maintaining a neutral stance.
The film portrays the conservative Christian social environment as a source of repression and emotional stifling for the protagonist, Rachel. Her mother's religiosity and the community's norms contribute to Rachel's unfulfilled life, with the church services depicted as uninspiring and detached from her personal struggles.
The film 'Rachel, Rachel' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a woman's personal journey of self-discovery and emotional awakening, unrelated to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Rachel, Rachel" is an adaptation of Margaret Laurence's novel "A Jest of God." All major characters, including Rachel Cameron, maintain their original genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The film "Rachel, Rachel" is an adaptation of Margaret Laurence's novel "A Jest of God." The protagonist, Rachel Cameron, is depicted as white in the source material and is portrayed by a white actress, Joanne Woodward, in the film. There is no instance of a character's race being changed from their established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.6
Critic Ratings
9.2
7.4
More Like This
Leans Traditional
7.0
Hello, My Name Is Doris
(2015)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Traditional
8.4
My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.9
Quartet
(2012)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.4
Far from the Madding Crowd
(2015)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.8
Something's Gotta Give
(2003)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.6
Café Society
(2016)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.3
7th Heaven
(1927)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.7
A Yank at Oxford
(1938)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.6
Desire Under the Elms
(1958)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.7
An Unremarkable Life
(1989)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.4
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
(2018)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.7
A Beautiful Mind
(2001)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.4
Lars and the Real Girl
(2007)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
7.9
Romeo and Juliet
(1968)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.1
Cyrano
(1974)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
6.5
Sylvia Scarlett
(1935)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Leans Traditional
7.5
The Fault in Our Stars
(2014)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.6
La La Land
(2016)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Traditional
6.5
The Journey
(1959)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Leans Traditional
8.2
Barry Lyndon
(1975)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low