Comedy, Drama, Music  •  1986  •  100 min

Send in the Clowns (1986)

Send in the Clowns poster

Send in the Clowns (1986)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
2.4

Overview

Tired of getting fired from different odd jobs, Roberto "Robin", Ricardo "Ricky" and Rodrigo "Roy" decide to make use of their ability to make people laugh by working as clowns in a carnival.


Starring Cast

Tito Sotto  •   Vic Sotto  •   Joey de Leon

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's primary objective is entertainment through slapstick comedy and parody, rather than engaging with specific political issues or advocating for particular ideologies. Its core subject matter and narrative solutions are apolitical, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a cast that provides visible diversity, consistent with its origin, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not appear to critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Send in the Clowns' does not present any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate as positive, negative, or neutral.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Send in the Clowns' (1986) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The comedic plot focuses on other elements, thus rendering the portrayal of transsexual identity as N/A.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

This film appears to be an original production without pre-existing source material, prior installments, or historical figures. Therefore, there is no established canon against which to assess a gender swap.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1986 Filipino comedy film "Send in the Clowns" is not an adaptation of source material, a biopic, or a reboot featuring characters with previously established racial identities. Therefore, no character's race was changed from a canonical or historical baseline.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

2.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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2.4
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N/A

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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