5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Three Lives of Karen (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.3
Overview
An engaged woman has flashbacks of previous identities and a past she cannot recall.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Overview
An engaged woman has flashbacks of previous identities and a past she cannot recall.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central narrative champions a woman's right to escape life-threatening domestic abuse and forge a new identity, aligning with progressive values of victim empowerment and social justice.
The movie features visible diversity in its cast without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on personal drama rather than explicit critiques of identity groups.
Secondary
The film portrays Karen's Christian personality and her husband's faith with respect and sympathy. Her devotion is presented as a genuine aspect of her identity and a source of moral grounding, not as a cause or symptom of her dissociative identity disorder.
Based on the information provided, 'The Three Lives of Karen' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Consequently, its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is rated as N/A, indicating no depiction.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film appears to feature original characters created for the 1997 TV movie. There is no evidence of prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters whose gender could have been altered for this adaptation.
This 1997 TV movie appears to be an original story, not an adaptation of existing material with canonically established character races or a depiction of historical figures. Therefore, no characters were race-swapped from a prior depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.0
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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