8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Back to the Future (1985)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Starring Cast
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central solution to its characters' problems emphasizes individual agency, self-improvement, and the strengthening of the nuclear family unit, themes that align more closely with conservative values.
Back to the Future features traditional casting, with its main and supporting characters predominantly white, consistent with its 1980s and 1950s suburban settings. The narrative focuses on time travel and personal development, without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Back to the Future does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on heterosexual relationships and family dynamics within its time-travel plot, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
Back to the Future (1985) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on time travel, family relationships, and coming-of-age elements, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters are not depicted in significant action or combat roles.
As an original film, "Back to the Future" (1985) introduced all its characters for the first time. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior installments whose gender was changed for this movie.
As an original film, "Back to the Future" (1985) introduced its characters for the first time. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.5
8.3
Critic Ratings
9.3
8.7
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