7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Our Boy (1998)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
A parent's grief has no bounds. Our Boy tells the moving and tragic story of one couple’s struggle to come to terms with the disappearance and death of their only son. Woody, Sonia and their son, Lee, live contentedly in West Ham, London. When Lee is killed in a hit-and-run everyone grieves but Woody’s grief has no limit. His best friend, Phil, counsels revenge, while in the view of the ambitious Detective Constable Spence, Woody himself is the prime suspect. Woody searches for a way to react with extraordinary and touching results. Features award-winning performances by Ray Winstone and Pauline Quirke.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A parent's grief has no bounds. Our Boy tells the moving and tragic story of one couple’s struggle to come to terms with the disappearance and death of their only son. Woody, Sonia and their son, Lee, live contentedly in West Ham, London. When Lee is killed in a hit-and-run everyone grieves but Woody’s grief has no limit. His best friend, Phil, counsels revenge, while in the view of the ambitious Detective Constable Spence, Woody himself is the prime suspect. Woody searches for a way to react with extraordinary and touching results. Features award-winning performances by Ray Winstone and Pauline Quirke.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Due to the complete absence of movie details, an objective evaluation of political bias for 'Our Boy' could not be performed. Consequently, a neutral rating of 0 is assigned by default, as no thematic evidence or ideological context was available for analysis.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including a mixed-race family, and explores themes of identity within a diverse urban setting. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center DEI themes in an overt manner.
Secondary
The film portrays a Christian community figure whose moralistic condemnation of the accused fuels local prejudice and contributes to the injustice. The narrative critiques this character's hypocrisy and lack of compassion, framing this specific manifestation of Christian adherence as problematic without offering significant counterbalancing positive portrayals.
Based on the information provided, there are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in 'Our Boy'. Therefore, a comprehensive evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements cannot be conducted.
The film 'Our Boy' (1998) does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a family drama concerning a missing child, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Our Boy (1998) is an original television movie, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a reboot featuring legacy characters. Therefore, no characters have a previously established gender that could be swapped.
The film "Our Boy" (1998) is an original television drama. There is no evidence of prior source material or historical figures with established racial identities that were altered in this production, thus it does not contain a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.3
6.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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