6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama, Crime • 1974 • 121 min • Adults (18+)
The Longest Yard (1974)
The Longest Yard (1974)
Overview
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Starring Cast
Burt Reynolds • Eddie Albert • Ed Lauter
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Starring Cast
Burt Reynolds • Eddie Albert • Ed Lauter
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film is left-leaning because its central conflict critiques the abuse of power within the prison system and champions the dignity and collective defiance of the incarcerated against their oppressors, aligning with anti-authoritarian and social justice values.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The movie features a diverse cast, particularly among the inmate population, which reflects the setting without explicitly recasting traditional roles. The narrative does not critique traditional identities but rather focuses on themes of power, corruption, and redemption within a prison context.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium
The film "The Longest Yard" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a football game within a prison setting, with no explicit or implicitly strong LGBTQ+ representation.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'The Longest Yard' is a prison sports drama focused on a football game between inmates and guards. Its storyline and character ensemble do not include any transsexual individuals or address transsexual themes, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Longest Yard (1974) is the original film featuring its characters. There is no prior source material, previous installments, or historical figures from which characters could have been gender-swapped.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The Longest Yard (1974) is an original film with characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material or historical record establishing the race of its characters before this film's production. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.4
6.1
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