3.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.0
Overview
A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
A small time promotor/hustler takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishaps the boys come into.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central subject matter of an underdog youth baseball team navigating cultural differences in Japan is primarily apolitical, focusing on comedy and character-driven antics rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies.
The movie incorporates visible diversity through its Japanese setting and characters, though it does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique.
Secondary
The film 'The Bad News Bears Go to Japan' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses solely on a youth baseball team's journey to Japan and their comedic experiences, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film 'The Bad News Bears Go to Japan' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on a youth baseball team's comedic experiences during a trip to Japan, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is a sequel in an established franchise. There is no evidence that any character previously established as a specific gender in prior installments or source material is portrayed as a different gender in this film.
This film is a sequel in a series that frequently introduced new child characters and recast roles. There are no instances of a character canonically established as one race in prior installments being portrayed as a different race in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.7
4.7
Critic Ratings
0.6
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