7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Leverage (2008)
Leverage (2008)
Overview
A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central conflict consistently critiques corporate and governmental corruption, championing the 'little guy' against powerful, often wealthy, oppressors. This strong focus on systemic exploitation and the need for justice for the marginalized aligns with left-leaning values, despite the solution being individualistic vigilante action rather than systemic political reform.
Leverage features visible diversity within its main cast through original characters. The narrative primarily focuses on critiquing corruption and abuse of power by various antagonists, without explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively. The protagonists, including white males, are generally framed positively.
Secondary
The show 'Leverage' features a transgender character in 'The Office Job' (S4E12). The episode portrays a trans woman facing workplace discrimination, with the protagonists actively supporting her and fighting for her rights. The narrative is affirming, depicting her with dignity and framing prejudice as an external, unjust force.
The show consistently condemns the exploitation and hypocrisy of individuals who abuse Christian faith for personal gain, rather than the faith itself. The narrative often frames genuine believers as sympathetic victims, positioning the audience against the perpetrators of religious fraud.
The show "Leverage" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. The focus remains on the core team's heists and their personal dynamics, without exploring queer identities or storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Leverage is an original television series, not an adaptation or reboot of existing source material. All main characters were created for the show, establishing their genders without prior canonical or historical baselines to swap from.
Leverage is an original series, and its core characters were created specifically for the show. There is no prior source material (like books, comics, or earlier adaptations) or historical figures from which their race could have been established and subsequently changed. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.6
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9.2
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