5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mean Machine (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Disgraced ex-England football captain, Danny 'Mean Machine' Meehan, is thrown in jail for assaulting two police officers. He keeps his head down and has the opportunity to forget everything and change the lives of the prisoners. When these prisoners have the chance to put one over the evil guards during a prison football match, Danny takes the lead.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film presents a classic underdog narrative centered on redemption and teamwork within a prison setting. While it critiques abusive authority figures, its primary focus is on individual and collective resilience through sport, rather than promoting a specific political ideology or systemic critique.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast, particularly within the prison inmate population, but does not appear to engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative centers on a male-dominated environment without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.
Secondary
Mean Machine is a remake of The Longest Yard (1974). The character 'Caretaker,' a significant Black inmate in the original, is portrayed by a white actor as 'Doc' in the 2001 remake, constituting a race swap for this key supporting role.
Mean Machine does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is centered on a prison football team and the dynamics within the correctional facility, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Mean Machine" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a former football player in prison, forming a team of inmates to play against the guards, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Mean Machine is a remake of the 1974 film The Longest Yard. A comparison of the main characters and their counterparts in the original film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed in the adaptation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.2
Critic Ratings
3.3
4.5
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