7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.3
Overview
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
A stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in Needle Park in New York City. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, a young addict and small-time hustler, and Helen, a homeless girl who finds in her relationship with Bobby the stability she craves.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film provides a stark, naturalistic portrayal of heroin addiction and its devastating impact on individuals and relationships within a bleak urban setting, without explicitly endorsing a particular political ideology or offering a clear solution to the problem.
The movie features primarily traditional casting for its era and setting, focusing on the lives of two white protagonists. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes, instead offering a raw portrayal of addiction.
Secondary
The Panic in Needle Park is a gritty drama centered on a heterosexual couple's descent into heroin addiction. The film does not feature any LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The film 'The Panic in Needle Park' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is solely dedicated to depicting the lives and struggles of heterosexual heroin addicts, Bobby and Helen, and their descent into addiction. Therefore, the film has no impact, positive or negative, on the portrayal of transsexual individuals.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Panic in Needle Park" is an adaptation of James Mills' 1966 novel. The main characters, Bobby and Helen, retain their original genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The film is an adaptation of a novel, and its main characters, Helen and Bobby, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their depiction in the source material. There are no instances of characters established as one race being portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.0
7.4
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