7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wag the Dog (1997)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Overview
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central critique of government deception and media manipulation, portraying war as a cynical political tool, aligns with a left-leaning skepticism of established power structures and the manufacturing of consent. It exposes systemic flaws without offering a specific ideological solution.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with traditional casting for its era. Its satirical narrative focuses on political and media manipulation, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Secondary
Wag the Dog does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The storyline centers on political strategists creating a fictional war to divert attention from a presidential scandal, with no elements related to queer identity present in the narrative.
The film "Wag the Dog" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on political spin and media manipulation, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the storyline.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Wag the Dog is an original film with characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Wag the Dog is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. As there is no prior source material or historical basis for its characters, no pre-established racial identities exist to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.9
Critic Ratings
8.6
7.4
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