6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Overview
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Neutral
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the pervasive nature and bureaucratic inefficiency of surveillance in modern society, presenting it as an ironic and inescapable reality rather than explicitly promoting a specific political solution or critique. Its focus is on the mechanics and absurdity of the system, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly white cast typical of its era, without intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot, and it does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features a minor gay character, Tommy, an antique dealer, whose sexuality is acknowledged but not central to the plot. His portrayal includes some period-typical stereotypes, yet it neither strongly uplifts nor denigrates, resulting in an incidental and largely neutral depiction of queer identity.
The Anderson Tapes features Ingrid, a transsexual woman, as a minor character whose identity is revealed through surveillance. The film presents this as a factual discovery, depicting the varied reactions of the male observers, which reflect early 1970s societal attitudes. Her identity is not central to the plot, nor is it used for explicit mockery or affirmation, resulting in a largely incidental portrayal.
The film focuses on a male-led criminal enterprise and surveillance. No female characters are depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Their roles do not involve direct physical confrontation.
The film is an adaptation of Lawrence Sanders' 1970 novel. A review of the main and supporting characters in both the source material and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.
The film "The Anderson Tapes" (1971) is an adaptation of a 1970 novel. There is no evidence that any character was canonically, historically, or widely established as one race in the source material and then portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.1
Critic Ratings
7.5
6.1
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