7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Client (1994)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film maintains a neutral stance by balancing a critique of government overreach and ambition within the justice system with the necessity of law enforcement against organized crime, ultimately championing individual resilience and ethical advocacy without promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast, with some visible diversity in supporting roles, but without explicit DEI-driven recasting of traditionally white characters. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being central to the plot.
Secondary
The film portrays Reverend Roy Foltrigg, a U.S. Attorney and Baptist preacher, as an ambitious and self-righteous antagonist. His religious identity is used to project moral authority, but his actions are often manipulative and driven by political gain, critiquing the misuse of faith for personal ambition without offering a counterbalancing positive portrayal.
The Client does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely focused on a legal thriller, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
The film 'The Client' does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its storyline is a legal thriller centered on a child witness and organized crime, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Client" is an adaptation of John Grisham's novel. All major characters, including Mark Sway, Reggie Love, and Roy Foltrigg, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender.
The film is an adaptation of John Grisham's novel. All major characters, including Mark Sway, Reggie Love, and Roy Foltrigg, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depiction in the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as another are present.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.0
6.5
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