Rushmore (1998)

Rushmore poster

Rushmore (1998)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
8.2

Overview

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film focuses on apolitical themes of individual growth, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies, thus earning a neutral rating.

The movie features primarily traditional casting, with its main characters being white and no intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative frames traditional identities neutrally, without any critical portrayal, and does not center around explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

Rushmore does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on heterosexual relationships and adolescent ambition, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within the film's storyline.

Rushmore does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on the lives and relationships of its cisgender protagonists, with no elements related to transgender identity or experience.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Rushmore is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installment for any character, meaning no established gender to be swapped.

Rushmore is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' races were established, making a race swap impossible by definition.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.6
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

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9.0
Metacritic logo
8.7

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