7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
A Most Wanted Man (2014)
Overview
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Islam: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film offers a nuanced but critical examination of post-9/11 counter-terrorism operations, highlighting the moral compromises, bureaucratic failures, and tragic human cost of unchecked state power, which aligns with left-leaning critiques of government overreach and civil liberties.
The movie features a cast largely consistent with its source material and international setting, without explicit DEI-driven race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores the moral ambiguities of intelligence work and immigration, but it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or frame them negatively.
Secondary
A Most Wanted Man features a gay character, Tommy Brue, whose sexuality is revealed and subsequently exploited by intelligence agencies for leverage. His identity is not central to the main plot and is presented factually without explicit affirmation or denigration by the film. While his private life is used against him, the narrative focuses on the manipulative tactics of the agencies rather than portraying his identity as inherently negative.
The film portrays Issa Karpov, a devout Muslim, as a sympathetic figure whose faith is a source of personal integrity and a desire to do good. It critiques the systemic Islamophobia and post-9/11 paranoia that leads intelligence agencies to unjustly target and destroy innocent individuals based on their religious identity, positioning the audience to condemn this bigotry.
The film "A Most Wanted Man" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. The plot is entirely centered on espionage and geopolitical intrigue.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "A Most Wanted Man" is an adaptation of John le Carré's novel. A review of the main characters reveals no instances where a character's established gender from the source material was changed in the film adaptation.
This film is an adaptation of a John le Carré novel. The main characters, including Issa Karpov, Annabel Richter, and Günther Bachmann, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions and backgrounds in the source material. No instances of a character's established race being changed for the screen adaptation were found.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.5
Critic Ratings
8.6
7.3
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