HuluThe Cleaning Lady (2022)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.
Starring Cast
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YouTubeBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
A whip-smart doctor comes to the U.S. for a medical treatment to save her ailing son. But when the system fails and pushes her into hiding, she refuses to be beaten down and marginalized. Instead, she becomes a cleaning lady for the mob and starts playing the game by her own rules.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores psychological horror, trauma, and obsession through an individual lens, focusing on personal pathology and survival rather than offering a critique or solution with a clear political orientation.
The movie features a predominantly white cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative centers on a psychological thriller between two women, and it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The show features Fiona De La Rosa, a main supporting character, who explores her sexuality and enters a respectful, loving relationship with a woman. Her queer identity is portrayed with dignity and complexity, contributing to her personal growth. The narrative frames her relationship positively, with family acceptance, making the overall impact affirming.
The protagonist, Thony De La Rosa, is an adaptation of the main character from the Argentinian series "La chica que limpia." The original character was portrayed as white/Latina, while the adapted character is portrayed by an actress of Asian descent, constituting a race swap.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Cleaning Lady is an adaptation of the Argentine series La chica que limpia. The protagonist, the cleaning lady, remains female in the adaptation. There are no instances of established characters from the original source material being portrayed as a different gender in the new series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.0
7.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
5.3
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