6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Magnificent Scoundrels (1991)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
Valentino is a mediocre con artist who crosses paths with Kwan, a fellow con artist. Together, they impersonate various people and create numerous schemes to make money. Meanwhile, gangsters are making a scheme of their own.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Valentino is a mediocre con artist who crosses paths with Kwan, a fellow con artist. Together, they impersonate various people and create numerous schemes to make money. Meanwhile, gangsters are making a scheme of their own.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative focuses on individual characters navigating deception, class differences, and personal growth to find genuine love, rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or advocating for systemic change.
The film features an entirely East Asian cast, which, while diverse from a global perspective, does not involve explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. Its narrative is a lighthearted comedy that does not critique traditional identities or feature explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The Magnificent Scoundrels is a Hong Kong romantic comedy about con artists. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, nor does it explore queer identity or experiences within its narrative. Its focus remains on heterosexual relationships and comedic misunderstandings.
The film 'The Magnificent Scoundrels' (1991) does not feature any transsexual characters or explore transgender themes within its narrative. Consequently, an evaluation of its portrayal of such elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Magnificent Scoundrels (1991) is an original film production and does not adapt characters from pre-existing source material, previous installments, or historical records. Consequently, there are no characters whose gender was established prior to this film.
This 1991 Hong Kong comedy film features original characters created for the production. There is no prior source material or historical context establishing any character as a different race than portrayed by the East Asian cast.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
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