5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Blind Ambition (1979)
Blind Ambition (1979)
Overview
The Watergate crisis as viewed by John Dean and his wife Maureen, based on their personal accounts -- his best-seller, her book on how it affected their marriage -- and distilled into an eight-hour drama with all of the political figures of the day parading by as Dean relates his story to his attorney when his world, based on blind ambition, begins crashing down on him.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.9
Overview
The Watergate crisis as viewed by John Dean and his wife Maureen, based on their personal accounts -- his best-seller, her book on how it affected their marriage -- and distilled into an eight-hour drama with all of the political figures of the day parading by as Dean relates his story to his attorney when his world, based on blind ambition, begins crashing down on him.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's left-leaning rating stems from its dramatization of the Watergate scandal, which inherently critiques government corruption and abuse of power within a conservative administration. It champions the solution of truth-telling and accountability through legal processes, aligning with democratic values of transparency and the rule of law.
This historical drama about the Watergate scandal features traditional casting, accurately reflecting the real-life individuals involved. The narrative focuses on political events and personal struggles without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
Blind Ambition is a historical drama miniseries chronicling the Watergate scandal through the perspective of John Dean. The narrative is entirely focused on political events and figures of the era, and it does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
The film "Blind Ambition" is a historical drama focusing on the Watergate scandal and its political figures. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The miniseries "Blind Ambition" dramatizes the Watergate scandal, featuring real historical figures. All major characters, including John Dean, Richard Nixon, and others, are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their historical counterparts.
The 1979 miniseries "Blind Ambition" is a historical drama based on the Watergate scandal. All major historical figures depicted, such as John Dean and Richard Nixon, were white, and they were portrayed by white actors in the production. There are no instances of characters established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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5.0
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