7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cops (1989)
Cops (1989)
Overview
Follow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing their daily duty to serve and protect the public.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
Follow real-life law enforcement officers from various regions and departments of the United States armed with nothing but with cameras to capture their actions, performing their daily duty to serve and protect the public.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes the necessity and effectiveness of strong law enforcement as the primary solution to crime, consistently portraying police in a positive, heroic light without significant critique of systemic issues or alternative approaches. This aligns with traditional conservative 'law and order' ideology.
The series 'Cops' features a visible diversity among the police officers it documents, reflecting real-world demographics without intentional casting choices for fictional roles. Its narrative consistently presents law enforcement in a neutral to positive light, without critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Cops frequently featured transsexual individuals, often misidentified, in segments related to arrests for prostitution or other minor offenses. The portrayal typically lacked dignity, with officers often using derogatory language and misgendering, reinforcing negative stereotypes without critique. The net impact is negative, as trans identity was primarily associated with criminality and ridicule.
Cops, as a reality television series documenting law enforcement, does not typically feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The show's narrative structure prioritizes police actions and incidents, leaving no significant space for the portrayal or exploration of queer identity, resulting in a net impact of N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Cops is a reality television series documenting real-life police work. It does not feature fictional characters, adaptations of existing works, or historical figures whose gender could be canonically established and then altered for the show. Therefore, the concept of a 'gender swap' does not apply.
Cops is a reality television series featuring real police officers and individuals, not fictional characters with established canonical races from source material. Therefore, the concept of a 'race swap' does not apply to this show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
8.4