8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Top Hat (1935)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Jerry demonstrates his new dance steps late one night in Horace's hotel room, much to the annoyance of sleeping Dale Tremont below. She goes upstairs to complain and the two are immediately attracted to each other. Complications arise when Dale mistakes Jerry for Horace.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central themes are apolitical, focusing on classic romantic comedy tropes and individual relationships rather than societal or political issues, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, consistent with the era of its production, without visible diversity or intentional recasting of roles. Its narrative focuses on a lighthearted romantic plot, which does not include any critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Top Hat is a classic romantic comedy musical from 1935, focusing entirely on a heterosexual love story with mistaken identities. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plot points present in the film's narrative.
Top Hat (1935) is a romantic musical comedy featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Its narrative focuses entirely on heterosexual romance, mistaken identities, and dance numbers. The film does not include any identifiable transsexual characters, themes, or related plot elements, resulting in a determination of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Top Hat is an original film from 1935, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a reboot. All characters were created for this film, thus lacking prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
Top Hat (1935) is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments establishing character races. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.3
Critic Ratings
10.0
9.3
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