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Radical (2023)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Radical poster

Overview

In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High

Overview

In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption, and violence, a frustrated teacher tries an unorthodox new method to break through his students’ apathy and unlock their curiosity, their potential... and perhaps even their genius.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Prime Video logoPrime Video
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by critiquing systemic failures in public education and advocating for student-centered reform and empowerment of marginalized communities, directly opposing conservative educational policies.

The movie features a diverse cast representing a Mexican community, portraying visible diversity. Its narrative strongly critiques systemic failures in educational equity and highlights the challenges faced by marginalized communities, making DEI themes central to its story.

Secondary

Radical (2023) focuses on an innovative teacher's efforts to inspire students in a Mexican border town, highlighting themes of education, poverty, and hope. The movie does not feature LGBTQ+ characters or themes, concentrating solely on socioeconomic struggles and the challenges faced by children in this environment.

Based on available information, the film 'Radical' does not appear to feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. There is no content to evaluate regarding the portrayal of the transsexual community, resulting in a determination of N/A for its net impact.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Radical" (2023) is based on a true story, and its characters' on-screen genders align with their historical or source material counterparts, with no reported gender swaps.

The film accurately casts actors of Mexican descent for characters based on real Mexican individuals and for composite characters within a Mexican setting, maintaining fidelity to the source material and historical context. No character established as one race is portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.8
The Movie Database logo
8.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.6
Metacritic logo
7.0

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