8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Carrie (1976)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict critiques the destructive impact of religious fundamentalism and social cruelty on a vulnerable individual, aligning its dominant themes with progressive concerns about societal oppression and the plight of the marginalized.
The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its time, without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on themes of bullying and religious extremism, but it does not explicitly critique traditional identities based on race or gender.
Secondary
The film portrays a severe, fundamentalist interpretation of Christianity through Margaret White, depicting it as a source of extreme psychological abuse, oppression, and cruelty. The narrative condemns this fanaticism and its devastating impact on Carrie, offering no counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith.
The film 'Carrie' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore themes related to sexual orientation or gender identity. Its narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's personal trauma.
Brian De Palma's 'Carrie' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story centers on Carrie White's struggle with her abusive mother, high school bullying, and the development of her telekinetic powers, with no narrative elements pertaining to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1976 film "Carrie" is an adaptation of Stephen King's novel. All primary and secondary characters in the film maintain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being changed.
The 1976 film "Carrie" adapts Stephen King's novel. All major characters, including Carrie White, Margaret White, and Sue Snell, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depiction in the source material. No character's race was changed from the original canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.4
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