5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
House Calls (1978)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Charley is a surgeon who's recently lost his wife; he embarks on a tragicomic romantic quest with one woman after another until he meets up with Ann, a singular woman, closer to his own age, who immediately and unexpectedly captures his heart.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a romantic comedy centered on personal relationships and individual professional ethics. Its mild critique of institutional incompetence is resolved through individual actions and character development, rather than advocating for a specific political ideology.
The film features a traditional cast with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative, typical of a romantic comedy from the late 1970s, does not critically portray traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'House Calls' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on heterosexual romance and hospital-related events, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The film "House Calls" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a romantic comedy between a doctor and a patient, without engaging with issues related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
House Calls (1978) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canon from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
The film "House Calls" (1978) is an original production and not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established race from a prior canon or historical record to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.6
Critic Ratings
3.8
4.9
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