The Getaway (1972)

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The Getaway (1972)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film is primarily a crime thriller focused on individual survival and escape from a corrupt and violent world, rather than promoting a specific political ideology. While it features critiques of individual corruption within institutions, its solution is personal freedom and self-reliance, not systemic change, leading to a neutral political stance.

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicitly center on diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.

Secondary

The Getaway (1972) is a crime thriller centered on a heterosexual couple's flight from the law and their pursuers. The film does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its plot or character development, leading to no specific portrayal to evaluate.

The film 'The Getaway' (1972) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely focused on a crime thriller plot involving a bank robber and his wife, thus rendering the evaluation of transsexual portrayal as N/A.

The film features Carol McCoy and Fran Clinton as significant female characters. Carol participates in criminal activities and uses a firearm, but neither she nor Fran engage in or win any close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

The 1972 film "The Getaway" is an adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1958 novel. All major and named characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material.

Based on the 1958 novel by Jim Thompson, the 1972 film adaptation features characters whose on-screen portrayals align with their established or implied racial identities from the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.3
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7.1

Critic Ratings

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8.4
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5.5

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