6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Overview
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around individual heroes fighting a criminal organization to protect an inheritance and an innocent person. This classic good-vs-evil narrative, focused on action and comedy, lacks explicit political messaging or ideological alignment, resulting in a neutral rating.
This action-comedy features an East Asian main cast in a production originating from Hong Kong. The narrative focuses on the protagonists' adventures and does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Wheels on Meals, a 1984 Hong Kong action-comedy, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The plot centers on martial arts, comedic situations, and a conventional heterosexual romance, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film 'Wheels on Meals' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story is a martial arts action-comedy centered on a crime plot and does not touch upon transgender identity or experiences. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate within the film's narrative.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters are not portrayed as combatants.
Wheels on Meals is an original 1984 film, not an adaptation or reboot of existing source material. Therefore, its characters do not have pre-established genders from prior canon or history that could be swapped.
Wheels on Meals (1984) is an original film, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing characters. Therefore, its characters do not have a prior established racial identity to be race-swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.9
Critic Ratings
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