Challengers (2024)
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Rating: 7.8
Overview
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfri...
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Rating categories
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach, transformed her husband into a champion. But to overcome a recent losing streak and redeem himself, he'll need to face off against his former best friend and Tashi's ex-boyfri...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Analysis
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Primary
The film primarily explores themes of ambition, desire, and complex personal relationships within the context of professional tennis, without engaging with broader political ideologies or offering societal critiques or solutions. Its core conflict is personal and relational, not political.
The movie features visible diversity in its main cast with a prominent Black actress in a lead role. However, its narrative primarily focuses on the complex personal relationships and competitive dynamics among its characters, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
Challengers offers a significant, albeit imperfect, portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes. It prominently explores bisexual attraction and queer dynamics within its central love triangle, presenting complex romantic entanglements and homoerotic tension. While some critics argue it treats queerness superficially, the film avoids negative stereotypes, contributing a notable, if debated, queer narrative to contemporary cinema.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Challengers" is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There is no indication that it is an adaptation of pre-existing material or features historical figures whose gender was altered from a prior established canon.
The film "Challengers" is an original story, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established character races. The characters' racial identities, including Tashi Duncan's, are established within this film, thus no race swap occurs.
Rating Breakdown
7.8
Overall Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.0
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.8
8.2
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