8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Overview
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.6
Overview
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is a character study focused on the individual psychological struggle and self-destructive nature of its protagonist, rather than engaging with political systems or advocating for specific ideological solutions. Its themes are universal and apolitical, centering on personal responsibility and moral decay.
The movie features traditional casting aligned with its historical and cultural setting. However, it offers a strong and explicit critique of its central white, male protagonist's destructive behaviors, which are deeply rooted in aspects of traditional male identity.
Secondary
The film explores themes of sin, guilt, and a flawed pursuit of redemption within a culturally Catholic Italian-American context. While the protagonist, Jake LaMotta, struggles with profound personal failings, the film's narrative, particularly its opening and closing with a biblical quote (John 9:25), frames his journey with a spiritual lens, aligning with the dignity of concepts like spiritual blindness and eventual insight, rather than critiquing the faith itself.
Raging Bull does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on Jake LaMotta's heterosexual relationships, his boxing career, and his self-destructive behavior, leading to an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Raging Bull, a biographical drama about boxer Jake LaMotta, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on LaMotta's boxing career, personal relationships, and struggles with jealousy and self-destruction, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Raging Bull is a biographical film based on the life of boxer Jake LaMotta. All major characters, including Jake, Vickie, and Joey LaMotta, are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their historical or source material counterparts. No instances of gender swapping were identified.
The film is a biopic of real-life boxer Jake LaMotta and his family, all of whom were historically white. The actors cast in these roles are also white, thus no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.2
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