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Roe vs. Wade

Name: Roe vs. Wade
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Released: 1989
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

6.8/10

Good

1989

Director

Gregory Hoblit

Runtime

100 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Roe vs. Wade is a procedural drama that effectively challenges traditional gender hierarchies by focusing on a woman's fight for autonomy within a male-dominated legal system. However, the film lacks breadth in other areas of identity, such as LGBTQ+ representation and disability. Its strength lies in its critique of religious-based legal structures, prioritizing secular legalism and individual rights over state-mandated morality.

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Category Breakdown

Does Roe vs. Wade have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a legal struggle centered around reproductive rights, with no apparent LGBTQ+ characters or diverse gender identities in the main cast.

How does Roe vs. Wade portray gender?

Excellent

The narrative highlights a woman's struggle for bodily autonomy within a male-dominated legal system, emphasizing her central role in driving the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Roe vs. Wade?

Fair

The film primarily features white characters and legal professionals, with ability to act largely confined to a white-centric framework.

How does Roe vs. Wade represent religion and culture?

Good

It critiques traditional religious institutions by showing how religious dogma can act as a systemic barrier to personal liberties and individual privacy.

Does Roe vs. Wade include disability representation?

Limited

The film does not focus on visible or invisible disabilities. Character struggles are defined by socioeconomic status and legal standing rather than neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Present on Screen

Subverts traditional gender hierarchies through strong women's ability to drive the story.
Critiques religious dogma as a barrier to individual constitutional rights.
Provides a nuanced portrayal of a underrepresented individual navigating a traditionalist system.

Limited or Absent

Lacks LGBTQ+ representation or diverse gender identities.
Limited racial diversity, with ability to act concentrated in a white-centric framework.
No characters representing neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Holly Hunter plays a lonely, single, poorly educated Texan who finds herself pregnant with no means to support a child. To avoid giving up the child, she seeks an abortion. Denied an abortion in Texas the young woman hires a novice lawyer to plead her case in the US supreme court. Eventually the law is changed, but for the character it takes longer than nine months.

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