7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Overview
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around individual moral integrity and courage, with its resolution championing traditional virtues like honor and responsibility through a powerful defense of personal character, aligning with right-leaning themes.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. Its narrative centers on traditional identities and does not present an explicit critique of them, focusing instead on personal integrity and mentorship.
Secondary
The film 'Scent of a Woman' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a mentorship between a young student and a blind veteran, exploring themes of integrity and the value of life without addressing queer identity or experiences.
The film "Scent of a Woman" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the relationship between a prep school student and a blind, retired Army lieutenant colonel, without any elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1992 film "Scent of a Woman" is an adaptation of a 1969 novel and a 1974 Italian film. The main characters, Frank Slade and Charlie Simms, maintain their male gender from the original source material and previous adaptation, with no established characters undergoing a gender change.
The 1992 film is an adaptation of an Italian novel and film. The main characters, originally Italian, are portrayed by white actors in the American version. This constitutes a shift in nationality/ethnicity, not a change in the broader racial category, thus not meeting the definition of a race swap.
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