Drama, Romance, Comedy  •  1978  •  124 min  •  Adults (18+)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

An Unmarried Woman poster

An Unmarried Woman (1978)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

A wealthy woman from Manhattan's Upper East Side struggles to deal with her new identity and her sexuality after her husband of 16 years leaves her for a younger woman.


Starring Cast

Jill Clayburgh  •   Alan Bates  •   Michael Murphy

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by championing female autonomy and self-discovery in the wake of divorce, challenging traditional gender roles through its protagonist's journey.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The movie features traditional casting for its era, primarily focusing on white characters without intentional race or gender swaps. While it explores themes of female independence and critiques traditional gender roles within marriage, its narrative does not explicitly center on broader DEI critiques of traditional identities such as race or sexual orientation.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: Medium

An Unmarried Woman primarily explores the experiences of a heterosexual woman navigating divorce and independence. The film does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, therefore offering no portrayal of queer identity within its narrative.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

An Unmarried Woman does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. The narrative centers entirely on the heterosexual protagonist's journey of independence after her marriage ends, making the portrayal of transsexual issues not applicable.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

An Unmarried Woman is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters. All characters were created for this film, therefore no gender swaps occurred.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

An Unmarried Woman (1978) is an original film with characters created specifically for its screenplay. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which characters' races could have been altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.0
Metacritic logo
7.9

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