7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
Overview
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism grows.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film maintains a neutral stance by balancing a deep reverence for tradition and faith with the painful necessity of adapting to changing social norms and external pressures, focusing on human resilience rather than advocating a specific political solution to oppression.
The movie centers on a specific ethnic and religious minority, portraying their cultural traditions and struggles. While its casting is faithful to the historical and cultural context without modern DEI-driven recasting, the narrative explicitly critiques the oppressive actions of the dominant societal forces against this minority group.
Secondary
While the film depicts the persecution of Jews by Christian-identified Russian authorities, the narrative unequivocally condemns this bigotry and violence, positioning the audience to sympathize with the Jewish victims and implicitly critique the oppressors' actions.
The film deeply explores and celebrates Jewish traditions, community, and resilience, portraying its adherents with profound respect and empathy in the face of persecution and forced displacement.
Fiddler on the Roof does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story is deeply rooted in the cultural and religious traditions of a Jewish community in early 20th-century Russia, centering on heterosexual relationships and family life.
Fiddler on the Roof does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on a Jewish family and their community in a Russian shtetl, exploring themes of tradition, change, and religious persecution, with no elements pertaining to gender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1971 film is a direct adaptation of the stage musical and Sholem Aleichem's stories. All major characters, whose genders were firmly established in the source material, maintain those same genders in the film.
The film adapts a story about Jewish characters in early 20th-century Imperial Russia. The casting of the 1971 movie accurately reflects the established racial and ethnic background of these characters, with no instances of a character's race being changed from the source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.7
Critic Ratings
8.1
6.7
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