4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Iron Eagle (1986)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.3
Overview
When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Negative
Overview
When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative champions individual, unauthorized military action and patriotism as the solution to government inaction in a foreign crisis, explicitly promoting conservative values of self-reliance and military strength.
The movie features visible diversity through the casting of a prominent Black actor in a key supporting role. The narrative, however, maintains a traditional framing, portraying its primary characters and themes without explicit critique of traditional identities or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The film implicitly portrays an Islamic-majority nation as the primary antagonist, led by a cruel and oppressive dictator who tortures prisoners. The narrative offers no counterbalancing positive portrayals, reinforcing a negative stereotype of a Middle Eastern (implicitly Islamic) regime as inherently hostile and unjust.
Iron Eagle, an action film, does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes in its storyline. The narrative focuses on military action and a father-son relationship, with no elements related to queer identity.
The film "Iron Eagle" (1986) is an action-adventure movie focused on a teenager's mission to rescue his father. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, thus no portrayal analysis can be conducted.
The film primarily focuses on male characters engaged in aerial combat and military operations. There are no significant female characters depicted in direct physical combat scenes where they defeat one or more male opponents.
Iron Eagle is an original film from 1986, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material. All characters were created for this film, meaning none were previously established with a different gender in prior canon or history.
Iron Eagle (1986) is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a baseline for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.6
Critic Ratings
2.0
4.1
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