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 primarily explores the intense academic and psychological challenges faced by a law student within a highly demanding, traditional institution. It remains neutral by focusing on individual perseverance and the pursuit of excellence rather than explicitly promoting or critiquing the system from a specific political ideology.
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.
Based on a review of the source material (novel and 1973 film) and the 1978 television series, there is no evidence that any character canonically established as one race was portrayed by an actor of a different race in the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.1
7.6
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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