7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Closer (2005)
The Closer (2005)
Overview
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The special's central thesis explicitly promotes a critique of progressive ideology, particularly regarding gender identity and 'cancel culture,' advocating for an unapologetic exercise of free speech that aligns with conservative talking points, thus earning a Clearly Right rating.
The stand-up special features a diverse lead performer. Its narrative is explicitly and centrally focused on a strong critique of various identity and DEI themes, challenging prevailing perspectives on race, gender, and the LGBTQ+ community.
Secondary
The Closer extensively discusses LGBTQ+ themes, particularly transgender identity, through comedy. Its portrayal is largely problematic, featuring jokes and commentary widely perceived as mocking and perpetuating harmful stereotypes, resulting in a net negative impact on the depiction of queer identity.
The TV show 'The Closer' featured an episode focusing on the murder of a transgender woman. The narrative explored her life with dignity and empathy, framing the prejudice she faced as an external societal issue. The portrayal aimed to humanize her experiences and affirm the worth of transgender lives.
The show frequently depicts cases involving Christian institutions or figures where hypocrisy, abuse of power, or cover-ups are central to the crime. While not a blanket condemnation, the narrative consistently highlights problematic actions within these specific religious contexts without significant counterbalancing positive portrayals of the faith itself.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Closer is an original series featuring new characters created for the show. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment for its characters to establish a canonical gender that could then be swapped.
The Closer is an original television series that created its own characters. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment where characters' races were established differently from their portrayal in the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.9
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8.3
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