8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
Overview
During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The series maintains a neutral stance by balancing the celebration of individual entrepreneurial spirit and technological disruption with a nuanced exploration of the personal costs, collaborative necessities, and systemic challenges (like gender inequality) inherent in the tech industry, avoiding an explicit ideological promotion.
The series features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with its historical setting in the 1980s tech industry. However, its narrative prominently showcases strong female protagonists whose experiences subtly critique the male-dominated culture of the era, highlighting challenges and biases within traditional structures.
Secondary
Halt and Catch Fire features Cameron Howe, a central character whose bisexuality is depicted with dignity and complexity. Her relationships with both men and women are portrayed with equal depth and respect, integrating her identity naturally into the narrative without it being a source of conflict or negative stereotypes. The show affirms her queer identity as an inherent part of her character.
Halt and Catch Fire does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the personal computing revolution and the lives of its main characters, without engaging with transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Halt and Catch Fire is an original drama series with characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
Halt and Catch Fire is an original drama series featuring characters created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material or historical record for these characters to establish a canonical race that could be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.4
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.0
7.5
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