6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Wheels (1978)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey, Wheels is about the automobile industry and the day-to-day pressures involved in its operation. The plot lines follow many of the topical issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, and business ethics. The auto company of the novel is a little-disguised Ford Motor Company and some of the characters are recognizable to company insiders.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
Based on the 1971 novel by Arthur Hailey, Wheels is about the automobile industry and the day-to-day pressures involved in its operation. The plot lines follow many of the topical issues of the day, including race relations, corporate politics, and business ethics. The auto company of the novel is a little-disguised Ford Motor Company and some of the characters are recognizable to company insiders.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film offers a detailed, multi-faceted portrayal of the American auto industry, exploring operational challenges, labor relations, and personal dramas without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, consistent with its setting and era, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on corporate drama and personal lives within the auto industry, presenting traditional identities neutrally or positively without a central DEI critique.
Secondary
The character Peter Flannery, who was male in Arthur Hailey's original novel "Wheels," is portrayed as female in the 1978 miniseries adaptation.
The 1978 miniseries 'Wheels' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the automotive industry and the personal and professional lives of its employees, with no discernible queer representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1978 miniseries "Wheels" is an adaptation of Arthur Hailey's 1971 novel. Analysis of the source material and the miniseries cast reveals no instances where a character canonically established as one race was portrayed by an actor of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.0
Critic Ratings
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