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Racism in Cast Listings?
I was looking at the page for Woman Walks Ahead with Jessica Chastain and Michael Greyeyes in the two main roles, which is obvious in the poster for the film. However, immediately below in the "Stars" summary list, Michael Greyeyes is omitted; it lists Chastain and two other "white" people with MINOR roles. Sam Rockwell, who has a significant role, is also omitted. Then in the "Top Cast" section, Chastain is listed first, Rockwell is seventh, and Greyeyes is TWELFTH! The listings are not alphabetical, so what is IMDb's algorithm for this? Because it may not be intentionally racist, but it is certainly problematic.




Col_Needham
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5 hours ago
Thanks for flagging this. The credits reflect the on-screen order and there is no malice in their placement on IMDb. This is explained on https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/filmography-credits/filmography-faqs/GXXHC234LLGMKTEE (specifically the first question: How are cast credits ordered? Why don't the main stars appear at the top of the cast?)
There is an override in the form of the "Top Stars" section which requires someone to notify us of the discrepency, which you have now done. The changes have been made and the title will reflect the changes within the next one to 12 hours.
Hope this helps.
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