7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Paper Chase (1978)
The Paper Chase (1978)
Overview
Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core conflict, focusing on academic rigor and individual struggle within a demanding educational system, is largely apolitical. While the solution emphasizes individual responsibility and discipline, the narrative does not explicitly promote either progressive or conservative ideologies, maintaining a neutral stance on broader societal issues.
The film features a predominantly white cast in its main roles, consistent with traditional casting practices of the time. Its narrative centers on the academic challenges of law school, without critiquing or focusing on traditional identities or incorporating explicit diversity, equity, and inclusion themes.
Secondary
The television series 'The Paper Chase' does not feature any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. Its narrative is centered on the challenges and experiences of students at Harvard Law School, without addressing queer identity or themes.
The television series "The Paper Chase" primarily focuses on the academic and personal challenges of law students. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present within the known narrative of the show, resulting in a determination of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1978 television series "The Paper Chase" faithfully adapted the characters from the original 1973 film and 1971 novel. All major characters retained their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender.
The 1978 television series adaptation of "The Paper Chase" features characters portrayed by actors whose races align with their established depictions in the original novel and 1973 film. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.6
Critic Ratings
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