Prime VideoThelma & Louise (1991)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
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Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing patriarchal oppression and championing radical female liberation and solidarity as a response to systemic male violence and societal constraints.
The film features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps. However, its narrative strongly critiques patriarchal structures and traditional male identities, portraying many male characters negatively and centering on the struggles of women in a male-dominated society.
Secondary
While not explicitly labeling characters as LGBTQ+, "Thelma & Louise" offers a powerful, implicit affirmation of a deeply intimate female bond. The film celebrates their exclusive, self-sacrificing relationship and their rejection of heteronormative constraints, depicting their connection with dignity and agency, ultimately affirming its worth despite a tragic end.
The film features Thelma and Louise, who engage in confrontations, but their victories against male antagonists are achieved through the use of firearms, not direct physical combat or martial arts. There are no scenes depicting a female character defeating a male opponent in close-quarters physical combat.
Thelma & Louise is an original screenplay with characters created specifically for the film. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which character genders could have been swapped.
Thelma & Louise is an original screenplay with characters created specifically for the film. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character that could then be changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.6
7.6
Critic Ratings
8.7
8.9
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