7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Tony spends his Saturdays at a disco where his stylish moves raise his popularity among the patrons. But his life outside the disco is not easy and things change when he gets attracted to Stephanie.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques the bleakness of working-class life and the destructive nature of toxic masculinity, aligning its dominant themes with progressive social critiques, even as its protagonist seeks an individual solution to escape his environment.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, reflecting its specific cultural setting, with no intentional race or gender swaps. However, the narrative critically examines aspects of traditional male identity, explicitly depicting the flaws and problematic behaviors of its male characters within their social environment.
Secondary
The film features Bobby C., a character whose implied struggle with his sexuality leads to a traumatic sexual assault and eventual suicide. This portrayal links queer-adjacent identity to profound misery and punitive outcomes, without any affirming or positive counterbalance. The net impact is negative.
Saturday Night Fever includes a brief, problematic depiction of trans women. They are introduced as objects of deception, leading to mockery and a violent assault by Tony's friends. The film presents these events without critique, contributing to a negative portrayal where trans identity is a source of ridicule and harm.
The film depicts the Manero family's Catholicism as a source of guilt, judgment, and familial dysfunction. Tony's brother leaving the priesthood underscores a disillusionment with the institution, portraying it as contributing to the characters' struggles rather than offering solace or moral guidance.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Saturday Night Fever is an original story, adapted from a magazine article, not a pre-existing fictional canon with established character genders. All primary characters were created for or adapted into the film without a prior, widely established gender that was then changed.
The film's characters, including protagonist Tony Manero, are consistently portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the Italian-American background established in the source material and the film's setting. No canonical or historically established character had their race changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.2
7.7
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