The Reader (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
THE READER opens in post-war Germany when teenager Michael Berg becomes ill and is helped home by Hanna, a stranger twice his age. Michael recovers from scarlet fever and seeks out Hanna to thank her. The two are quickly...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Right
Primary
The film maintains a neutral stance by deeply exploring the complex moral ambiguities of individual complicity and responsibility within the context of the Holocaust, focusing on personal reckoning and the limits of judgment rather than promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
The movie features traditional casting that aligns with its historical setting in post-WWII Germany, without intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on complex moral and historical themes, exploring individual responsibility and guilt without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering modern DEI themes.
Secondary
The Reader does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is exclusively focused on heterosexual relationships and the historical context of post-WWII Germany and the Holocaust, with no queer representation present.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Reader" is an adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's novel. All central characters, including Hanna Schmitz and Michael Berg, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical or historical depiction.
The film is an adaptation of a German novel set in post-WWII Germany. The main characters, Hanna Schmitz and Michael Berg, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established German background in the source material. No character's race was altered from the original canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.6
7.5
Critic Ratings
6.3
5.8
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