7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Raising Arizona (1987)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Overview
When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
When a childless couple—an ex-con and an ex-cop—take one of a wealthy family’s quintuplets to raise as their own, their lives grow more complicated than anticipated.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a darkly comedic exploration of the universal desire for family and the absurd lengths people go to achieve it, satirizing both individual foibles and societal expectations without promoting a specific political ideology. Its focus on the human condition and broad satire places it firmly in the neutral category.
The film features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, and there are no explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on character-driven comedy and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly incorporate DEI themes.
Secondary
The film predominantly portrays Christian characters, such as the Snoats family, as violent, bigoted, and hypocritical, frequently invoking God while engaging in criminal acts. Nathan Arizona Sr. is also depicted as self-righteous and somewhat out of touch. The narrative uses these portrayals to satirize human flaws and the misapplication of faith, rather than affirming the religion itself, with no significant counterbalancing positive depiction.
Raising Arizona does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and traditional family structures, thus rendering the film N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film "Raising Arizona" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a couple's attempt to kidnap a baby and the subsequent comedic chaos, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character portrayals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Raising Arizona is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which a character's gender could have been altered.
Raising Arizona is an original film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptations where characters' races were established. Therefore, no character could have been portrayed as a different race than originally conceived.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
9.1
6.9
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