NetflixDeath Becomes Her (1992)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.4
Overview
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film satirizes human vanity and the obsession with youth and beauty, portraying the grotesque consequences of pursuing artificial immortality. Its critique of universal human flaws and societal pressures, rather than specific political ideologies, places it as neutral.
The movie features a predominantly white and mainstream cast, consistent with traditional Hollywood productions of its era. Its narrative explores themes of vanity and the pursuit of eternal youth, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
Death Becomes Her is a dark comedy centered on themes of vanity and rivalry. The narrative does not feature any explicitly identified LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, thus offering no direct portrayal of queer identity or themes within its plot.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Death Becomes Her is an original film with no pre-existing source material or historical figures. All characters were created for this movie, thus there are no instances of characters being portrayed with a different gender than previously established.
Death Becomes Her is an original film with no prior source material or historical figures. Therefore, its characters were not previously established as any particular race, and no race swap could have occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.7
6.8
Critic Ratings
N/A
5.6
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