6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
Overview
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero, who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero, who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on the apolitical themes of individual perseverance and community support in the face of a universal challenge (cancer), consciously balancing individual heroism with collective goodwill without promoting a specific political ideology.
This biographical film about Terry Fox features traditional casting that accurately reflects the real-life individuals involved, without intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on the protagonist's heroic journey and perseverance, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without explicit critique.
Secondary
The film portrays Terry Fox, an individual from a Christian background, with profound respect and sympathy. His selfless journey embodies virtues like hope, perseverance, and compassion, which align with core Christian values, thus affirming the dignity of such virtues through an adherent's actions.
The Terry Fox Story is a biographical film centered on Terry Fox's inspiring cross-Canada run for cancer research. The narrative focuses exclusively on his personal journey, health struggles, and humanitarian efforts, and does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
The film 'The Terry Fox Story' focuses exclusively on the life and achievements of Terry Fox, his fight against cancer, and his cross-Canada run. There are no transsexual characters or themes depicted within the movie's narrative, resulting in a net impact rating of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a biopic that accurately portrays the documented genders of all major historical figures, including Terry Fox and his family. No instances of a character established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender were found.
The film is a biopic about Terry Fox, a real historical figure who was white. The actor portraying Terry Fox, Eric Fryer, is also white. There are no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.1
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