4.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Harum Scarum (1965)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.7
Overview
Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Islam: Negative
Overview
Johnny Tyronne, action movie star and ladies man, is traveling through the Middle East on a goodwill tour to promote his latest movie, "Sands of the Desert". Once he arrives, however, he is kidnapped by a gang of assassins who were so impressed with his on-screen adventures that they want to hire him to carry out an assassination for them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Harum Scarum is rated 0 (Neutral/Centrist) because its central subject matter and narrative focus are on apolitical themes of musical comedy, adventure, and romance, with no explicit promotion or critique of specific political ideologies.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast and no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative does not critique traditional identities, instead presenting them in a neutral or positive light, without explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays a fictional Middle Eastern kingdom and its villainous assassination cult using highly stereotypical and exoticized tropes. While not explicitly naming Islam, the narrative implicitly links fanaticism and danger to a culture broadly understood as Muslim, without offering any counterbalancing positive or nuanced portrayals.
Harum Scarum does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and conventional gender roles, consistent with films of its production era, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Harum Scarum (1965) is a musical adventure film starring Elvis Presley. Its narrative focuses on a kidnapped movie star's escapades in the Middle East and does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore transgender themes. Consequently, the film has no direct impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Harum Scarum is an original film from 1965, not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, no characters were previously established with a different gender to be swapped.
Harum Scarum is an original film from 1965, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a baseline for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.6
4.8
Critic Ratings
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