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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

Overview

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Negative

Viewer Rating
5.6

Overview

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, living the high life they're accustomed to; shopping, drinking and clubbing around London's trendiest hotspots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and live the high life forever more!


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film provides a broad social satire of celebrity culture, consumerism, and the fashion industry, focusing on the comedic antics of its main characters rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution. Its critiques are general observations on human foibles and societal absurdities, leading to a neutral rating.

The movie maintains a predominantly white, British cast without explicit race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on satirizing celebrity culture and personal foibles, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering DEI themes.

Secondary

The film offers a largely positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters, notably through the normalized and dignified depiction of a stable gay couple. Its camp aesthetic and inclusive environment, featuring queer icons and themes, contribute to an affirming and celebratory view of diverse identities.

The film features La Roux, a trans woman character, portrayed by a cisgender male actor. This casting decision and the comedic portrayal were widely criticized for perpetuating harmful stereotypes and misrepresenting trans identity, leading to a net negative impact despite the character's professional success.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie continues the story of the established characters from the long-running television series. All main and recurring characters retain their original, canonical genders as portrayed in previous installments.

The film is a direct continuation of the original British sitcom, with all established main and recurring characters reprised by their original actors, maintaining their previously depicted races. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.4
The Movie Database logo
5.3

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
5.7
Metacritic logo
5.9

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