NetflixFifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 4.3
Overview
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
When college senior Anastasia Steele steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
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Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily focuses on individual relationship dynamics, consent, and sexual exploration, without explicitly promoting or critiquing a specific political ideology or engaging with broader societal issues from a partisan perspective.
The movie features primarily traditional casting for its main roles, with some visible diversity in supporting characters. Its narrative explores power dynamics within a romantic relationship without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering strong DEI themes.
Secondary
Mia Grey, a character implicitly white in the source novel, is portrayed by Rita Ora, a Black actress, constituting a race swap.
The film 'Fifty Shades of Grey' centers entirely on heterosexual relationships and BDSM dynamics between its two main characters. It does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a direct adaptation of the novel, maintaining the established genders of all its named characters from the source material. No characters who were canonically male or female in the book were portrayed as a different gender in the movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
4.2
5.9
Critic Ratings
2.5
4.6
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