Drama  •  1976  •  131 min

The Middleman (1976)

The Middleman poster

The Middleman (1976)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
8.1

Overview

A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals.


Starring Cast

Pradip Mukherjee  •   Rafique Ahmed  •   S. Bagchi

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film critically examines the moral compromises forced upon an educated young man by a corrupt and opportunity-scarce economic system, highlighting systemic failures rather than individual moral weakness, which aligns with left-leaning critiques of societal structures.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features an entirely Indian cast, authentically representing its cultural setting without engaging in explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on societal corruption and moral dilemmas within an Indian context, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Satyajit Ray's 'The Middleman' is a social drama exploring unemployment and moral decay in 1970s India. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, as its narrative is solely centered on the protagonist's journey into the corrupt business world.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Satyajit Ray's 'The Middleman' (Jana Aranya) focuses on the moral compromises faced by a young graduate entering the business world. The film's plot and character arcs do not include any transsexual characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal of transsexual identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Middleman" (1976) is a direct adaptation of Shankar's novel "Seemabaddha." There is no evidence or critical commentary suggesting that any character's gender was altered from the source material or any prior established canon.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Middleman" is an adaptation of a Bengali novel, set in India, featuring Indian characters and actors. There is no evidence of any character being canonically, historically, or widely established as one race and then portrayed as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
8.3
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.8
Metacritic logo
N/A

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