Smokin' Aces (2006)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.2

Overview

Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel, a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to brin...

Starring Cast

Jeremy Piven • Ryan Reynolds • Ray Liotta

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

Starring Cast

Jeremy Piven • Ryan Reynolds • Ray Liotta

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film is a stylized action-thriller centered on organized crime and law enforcement, with its focus on plot, spectacle, and character-driven chaos rather than promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

Smokin' Aces features a visibly diverse ensemble cast in key roles, including Black and Hispanic actors. However, the film does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor does its narrative critically portray traditional identities or center around explicit DEI themes. The focus remains on its action-thriller plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: NeutralConfidence: Medium

Smokin' Aces includes multiple LGBTQ+ characters, such as the lesbian assassin couple Georgia Sykes and Sharice Watters, and the mob informant Buddy Israel with his male lover. While these characters are largely villains, their queer identities are presented incidentally, neither celebrated nor explicitly denigrated. The film portrays their relationships as a characteristic of their lives, separate from their criminal actions, resulting in a neutral net impact.

FemPower: NoConfidence: High

The film features two prominent female assassins, Georgia Sykes and Sharice Watters. While both characters engage in combat and defeat male opponents, their victories are consistently achieved through the use of firearms from a distance. There are no scenes depicting either character winning in close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

Smokin' Aces is an original film with no pre-existing source material, prior installments, or historical figures. All characters were created for this movie, thus no character's gender could have been swapped from a previously established version.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Smokin' Aces is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could have been altered, thus no race swaps occurred.