3.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.8
Overview
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its transgressive exploration of gender identity and sexual liberation, coupled with a satirical critique of traditional societal norms and Hollywood's conventions.
Myra Breckinridge features a central character who embodies a significant gender identity shift, challenging traditional roles through its casting. The narrative further reinforces this by explicitly critiquing conventional masculinity and societal norms, making a strong statement on gender and sexuality.
Secondary
The film "Myra Breckinridge" centers on a character's gender transition, but its portrayal is largely problematic. Myra is depicted as a predatory and manipulative figure, and the film's satirical tone often borders on mockery. The narrative concludes with Myra reverting to her former male identity, which contributes to a net negative impact on LGBTQ+ themes.
The film employs satire to critique traditional American morality and gender norms, which are implicitly rooted in Christian ethics. Through its transgressive protagonist, the narrative portrays these values as hypocritical, outdated, and repressive, offering no counterbalancing positive perspective.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts a novel where the central character, Myron Breckinridge, undergoes gender confirmation surgery to become Myra Breckinridge. The on-screen portrayal faithfully depicts this established narrative of gender transition from the source material, rather than altering a character's fixed gender.
The film "Myra Breckinridge" (1970) adapts Gore Vidal's novel. A review of the main characters and their portrayals reveals no instances where a character canonically established as one race in the source material is depicted as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.5
4.4
Critic Ratings
2.4
N/A
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