7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
Overview
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Overview
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film critiques the destructive impact of the Russian Revolution on individual lives, love, and art, championing personal freedom and human connection against the dehumanizing forces of radical political change. This aligns its dominant themes with a right-leaning perspective, emphasizing skepticism of government and the value of individual liberty.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast, reflecting its historical setting in early 20th-century Russia, with no explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles for diversity purposes. The narrative focuses on the experiences of its characters without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its story.
Secondary
The film portrays Russian Orthodox Christianity as a deeply ingrained and often comforting aspect of Russian life, depicting its adherents with dignity and showing its suppression by the new regime as a tragic loss.
Doctor Zhivago is a historical epic primarily focused on heterosexual relationships and the impact of the Russian Revolution. The film does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative, resulting in no depiction.
Doctor Zhivago, a historical epic set during the Russian Revolution, does not include any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on war, political upheaval, and a heterosexual love story, thus offering no portrayal of transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1965 film "Doctor Zhivago" is a direct adaptation of Boris Pasternak's novel. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's canonical gender being altered for the screen portrayal.
The film adapts Boris Pasternak's novel, set in early 20th-century Russia. All major characters, canonically established as white/European, are portrayed by actors who depict them as the same race. No character's race was altered from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.2
6.9
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