7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Wanderers (1979)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.4
Overview
The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive
Overview
The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film offers an observational, character-driven portrayal of gang life and adolescence in the Bronx in 1963, exploring themes of identity and societal transition without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a partisan solution to the depicted challenges.
The movie features primarily traditional casting, reflecting its 1963 Bronx setting with a focus on white, male-centric roles without explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative frames traditional identities neutrally or positively, and DEI themes are not central to the story.
Secondary
The film depicts a rigid, stifling Catholic family environment that creates conflict for a main character. Furthermore, an Irish-Catholic gang is portrayed as violent and menacing, with no counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith.
The film portrays antisemitism as a clear evil through the actions of the white supremacist Fordham Baldies. By showing the Wanderers defending Jewish characters and condemning the bigotry, the narrative aligns with the dignity of the Jewish community and positions the audience to sympathize with those targeted by prejudice.
The Wanderers (1979) does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on heterosexual male coming-of-age experiences and gang dynamics in the Bronx during the early 1960s.
The film "The Wanderers" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on male youth gangs and their experiences in the Bronx in 1963, without exploring gender identity beyond traditional cisgender roles.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1979 film "The Wanderers" is an adaptation of Richard Price's 1964 novel. A review of the main characters in both the source material and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.
The 1979 film "The Wanderers" is an adaptation of Richard Price's 1965 novel. The main characters, established as Italian-American in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film, consistent with their original depiction. No characters canonically established as one race are portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.9
6.4
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