7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Big Lebowski (1998)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Overview
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core conflict, a mistaken identity leading to a quest for restitution, lacks an inherent strong political valence. While it satirizes elements from across the political spectrum and explores themes like materialism and counter-culture, its ultimate 'solution' is the Dude's personal philosophy of 'abiding,' which is an apolitical, existential response to chaos rather than an endorsement of a specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities, instead focusing on individual eccentricities and comedic situations.
Secondary
The film portrays Walter Sobchak's conversion to Judaism as a genuine, albeit comically rigid and selectively applied, aspect of his character. The satire is directed at Walter's hypocrisy and personality, not at Judaism itself, which is not presented as inherently problematic or negative.
The Big Lebowski does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative does not engage with queer identity in any capacity, leading to a complete absence of portrayal.
The film "The Big Lebowski" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a slacker's misadventures involving mistaken identity, a kidnapping plot, and a diverse cast of eccentric characters, none of whom are depicted as transsexual.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Big Lebowski is an original film with no pre-existing source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than their established canon.
The Big Lebowski is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material or historical basis for its characters to establish a canonical race that could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.8
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7.9
7.1
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