8.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Overview
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.4
Overview
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
While depicting the brutal psychological impact of the Vietnam War, the film's ultimate resolution emphasizes individual resilience, loyalty, and a return to traditional community and patriotic symbols as a means of coping, aligning with right-leaning themes of endurance and national unity.
The film features a cast that primarily reflects the specific ethnic and cultural group it depicts, without intentional race or gender-swapped roles. Its narrative focuses on the experiences of its characters, portraying traditional identities in a neutral to positive manner, rather than offering critique or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity, specifically Russian Orthodoxy, as a deeply ingrained and respected aspect of the characters' cultural identity and community. Religious rituals like weddings and funerals are depicted with solemnity, serving as a backdrop for their lives and the profound impact of war, without any narrative critique of the faith itself.
The film "The Deer Hunter" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on the experiences of steelworkers during and after the Vietnam War, exploring themes of friendship, trauma, and masculinity within a heteronormative context.
The Deer Hunter does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The film's narrative is exclusively focused on the experiences of male protagonists during and after the Vietnam War, therefore, the portrayal is N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Deer Hunter is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. All characters were created for this movie, therefore no character's gender could have been established as different before this portrayal.
The Deer Hunter is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which character races were established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
8.0
Critic Ratings
8.6
9.0
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