The Intouchables (2011)

The Intouchables poster

The Intouchables (2011)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film focuses on apolitical themes of human connection, individual growth, and finding joy, offering personal solutions to the characters' challenges rather than advocating for systemic change or promoting a specific political ideology.

The movie features visible diversity through its lead casting of a Black actor in a significant role, which is based on a real-life minority individual. The narrative explores themes of class and cultural differences through the friendship of its protagonists but refrains from explicitly critiquing traditional identities or framing them negatively.

Secondary

The character Driss, based on the real-life Abdel Sellou, was historically of Algerian/Arab descent. In the film, Driss is portrayed by Omar Sy, who is Black, constituting a race swap for a major character.

The Intouchables focuses on the platonic friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic and his caregiver. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal of queer identity within the film's scope.

The film "The Intouchables" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its plot or character arcs. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate against the provided rubric, resulting in an N/A rating.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is based on the true story of Philippe Pozzo di Borgo and Abdel Sellou. Both main characters, and other significant figures, are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their real-life or established counterparts. No characters were canonically or historically established as one gender and then portrayed as a different gender in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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8.5
The Movie Database logo
8.3

Critic Ratings

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7.5
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5.7

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