Fight Club (1999)

Our Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 8.0

Overview

A nameless first person narrator (Edward Norton) attends support groups in attempt to subdue his emotional state and relieve his insomniac state. When he meets Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), another fake attendee of suppo...

Starring Cast

Brad Pitt • Edward Norton • Meat Loaf

Where to watch

Hulu

HBO Max

Philo

Rating categories

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Brad Pitt • Edward Norton • Meat Loaf

Where to watch

Hulu

HBO Max

Philo

Detailed Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film critiques the dehumanizing effects of modern consumerism and corporate life, a theme often associated with the left, but it balances this by exploring a dangerous, hyper-masculine, and destructive response that critiques societal 'softness' and offers no constructive political solution, ultimately presenting a complex and ambiguous commentary on alienation and radicalization.

Diversity: LowConfidence: High

Fight Club features traditional casting with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative critiques societal issues and modern masculinity without explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively from a diversity, equity, and inclusion perspective.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Fight Club does not feature any explicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. While the intense male relationships and exploration of masculinity can be interpreted through various lenses, the film does not directly depict or engage with queer identity, resulting in no net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Fight Club is an adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's novel. All major characters, including the Narrator, Tyler Durden, and Marla Singer, retain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation. No instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender are present.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film "Fight Club" is an adaptation of a novel. All major characters, including The Narrator, Tyler Durden, and Marla Singer, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implied or generally understood racial identities from the source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is depicted as a different race.