5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Rules of Engagement (2000)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.2
Overview
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Negative
Overview
A Marine Colonel is brought to court-martial after ordering his men to fire on demonstrators surrounding the American embassy in Yemen.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes the vindication of a military officer's decisive action in combat against a hostile foreign crowd, and the condemnation of a corrupt US government that attempts to scapegoat him for political expediency, strongly aligning with conservative values.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast, including a prominent Black lead, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative offers a subtle critique of a corrupt power figure, but DEI themes are not explicitly central to the story.
Secondary
The film portrays a large crowd of Yemeni civilians, implicitly Muslim, as an undifferentiated, hostile, and violent mob chanting anti-American slogans and posing a direct threat. The narrative largely validates the protagonist's decision to fire upon them, reinforcing a negative stereotype of a hostile 'other' without offering significant counterbalancing nuance or humanization.
The film 'Rules of Engagement' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is solely focused on a military court-martial and the complexities of combat ethics, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ issues.
The film "Rules of Engagement" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a military courtroom drama, exploring themes of war, ethics, and justice, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Rules of Engagement is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing material with pre-established characters. All characters were created for this film, therefore no gender swaps occurred.
Rules of Engagement is an original film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment where the characters' races were established differently. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.3
Critic Ratings
3.6
4.5
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