5.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Sweet Ride (1968)
The Sweet Ride (1968)
Overview
AA tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) and his Malibu Beach buddies hang out with a TV actress (Jacqueline Bisset) headed for trouble.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
5.0
Overview
AA tennis bum (Tony Franciosa) and his Malibu Beach buddies hang out with a TV actress (Jacqueline Bisset) headed for trouble.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores themes of youth rebellion and disillusionment within the counter-culture of the late 1960s, observing individual struggles and the consequences of choices without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a partisan solution to the societal problems it depicts.
The movie features some visible diversity within its cast, typical for its era, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not critically portray traditional identities, maintaining a neutral or positive framing.
Secondary
The film "The Sweet Ride" does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its plot centers on conventional heterosexual relationships and the counterculture lifestyle of surfers, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within its narrative.
The Sweet Ride (1968) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The narrative centers on surfers, romance, and a murder mystery, with no elements pertaining to transgender experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Sweet Ride" (1968) is an adaptation of a novel. There is no evidence that any established character from the source material had their gender changed in the film adaptation.
The film is an adaptation of a contemporary novel. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one race in the source material was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.5
4.4
Critic Ratings
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