Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Bias Rating

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Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 4.3

Overview

Anastasia Steele, an English literature major at Washington State University, agrees to interview for the college newspaper a billionaire, Christian Grey, as a favour to her roommate, Kate Kavanagh. During the interview,...

Starring Cast

Dakota Johnson • Jamie Dornan • Jennifer Ehle

Where to watch

Prime Video

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Race Swap: Yes

Overview

Starring Cast

Dakota Johnson • Jamie Dornan • Jennifer Ehle

Where to watch

Prime Video

Apple TV

Google Play

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film is rated 0 (Neutral/Centrist) because its central focus is on the apolitical themes of individual consent, personal boundaries, and power dynamics within a specific romantic relationship, rather than promoting any discernible political ideology.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

The film features a cast that includes some visible diversity in supporting roles, though its central characters are traditionally cast without explicit race or gender swaps. The narrative primarily focuses on the personal dynamics of its main characters and does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities.

Secondary

Race Swap: YesConfidence: Medium

Mia Grey, a character implicitly white in the source novel, is portrayed by Rita Ora, a Black actress, constituting a race swap.

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Fifty Shades of Grey exclusively explores a heterosexual relationship and BDSM dynamics within that context. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, storylines, or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

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.