5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Hart's War (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Overview
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film is left-leaning due to its central critique of racism within the US military and its emphasis on social justice, despite its solution focusing on individual moral action within the existing system.
The film features visible diversity within its cast, particularly through the inclusion of significant roles for Black American soldiers. Its narrative explicitly addresses and critiques racial prejudice and discrimination within the American military during WWII, making themes of racial injustice central to the plot's development.
Secondary
The film portrays Christian characters, particularly Colonel McNamara, as deriving moral strength and guidance from their faith, which ultimately leads them to uphold justice and human dignity in a brutal environment.
The film portrays a Jewish character as a victim of extreme prejudice and murder by a bigoted fellow soldier. The narrative unequivocally condemns this anti-Semitism, positioning the audience to sympathize with the victim and view the bigotry as morally reprehensible.
Hart's War is a WWII drama centered on racial discrimination and a court-martial within a POW camp. The film's narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in a net impact rating of N/A.
Hart's War does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the experiences of male soldiers in a World War II prisoner-of-war camp, exploring themes of racism, justice, and survival within that specific historical and military context.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Hart's War is an adaptation of John Katzenbach's novel, set in a WWII POW camp. All significant characters, both in the source material and the film, are consistently portrayed as male, aligning with the historical context and original narrative. There are no instances of characters established as one gender being depicted as another.
The film is an adaptation of a novel where the characters' races align with their portrayals in the source material. Notably, Sgt. Lincoln A. Scott, whose race is integral to the plot, is consistently depicted as Black in both the novel and the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
6.0
4.9
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