7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Thief (1981)
Thief (1981)
Overview
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions radical individual agency and self-reliance as the solution to systemic oppression, as the protagonist violently dismantles the source of his entanglement rather than seeking institutional or collective solutions.
The film features a predominantly white main cast without any apparent intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on a crime thriller plot and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicitly center DEI themes.
Secondary
Thief (1981) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its storyline. The film's narrative is centered on a professional thief's attempts to leave his criminal life behind, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Thief" (1981) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative is centered on a professional thief's personal and professional struggles, and there are no plot points or character arcs that involve transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1981 film "Thief" is an adaptation of Frank Hohimer's novel "The Home Invaders." A review of the main characters in both the source material and the film reveals no instances where a character's gender was changed.
The film "Thief" (1981) is an adaptation of a novel, not a reboot or biopic of a character with a previously established race. There is no evidence that any character, including the main cast, was canonically or historically established as a different race prior to this film's production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
8.0
7.8
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