6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.3
Overview
When her doctor recommends that a widow pursue her unfulfilled life ambitions, he doesn't realize that she has always wanted to be a spy. Sending a letter to her congressman gets her an interview with the CIA and accidentally gets her an assignment to Morocco for a supposed easy task of picking up an encrypted code book. When the agency realizes their mistake, they send a super-agent to watch over her. Both are taken prisoner and the real agent is injured, leaving Mrs. Pollifax to use her considerable wits to help them escape and to save the day.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
When her doctor recommends that a widow pursue her unfulfilled life ambitions, he doesn't realize that she has always wanted to be a spy. Sending a letter to her congressman gets her an interview with the CIA and accidentally gets her an assignment to Morocco for a supposed easy task of picking up an encrypted code book. When the agency realizes their mistake, they send a super-agent to watch over her. Both are taken prisoner and the real agent is injured, leaving Mrs. Pollifax to use her considerable wits to help them escape and to save the day.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily focuses on an elderly woman's adventurous journey in international espionage, emphasizing individual ingenuity and courage. While themes of patriotism and individual action are present, they serve as a backdrop for the adventure rather than forming a central ideological thesis, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative does not present critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes, focusing instead on a lighthearted spy adventure.
Secondary
The film "The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax" does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a retired widow recruited by the CIA for espionage, without incorporating elements related to queer identity or experiences. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Dorothy Gilman's novel series. All major characters, including the titular Mrs. Pollifax, retain their established genders from the source material.
The film adapts the novel series featuring Mrs. Pollifax, an elderly white woman. The character of Mrs. Pollifax is portrayed by Angela Lansbury, a white actress, consistent with the source material. No other major characters appear to have undergone a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.4
Critic Ratings
N/A
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