6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
August: Osage County (2013)
August: Osage County (2013)
Overview
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
An intense look at the lives of the strong-willed daughters of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional mother who raised them.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on the universal, apolitical themes of family dysfunction, addiction, and intergenerational trauma, without promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or offering systemic solutions, leads to a neutral rating.
The film features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its source material and setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative delves into the complex and often dark dynamics of a specific family, focusing on individual character flaws and relationships rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film includes a gay character, Little Charles, whose sexuality is present but not central to the narrative. While his mother uses a derogatory term towards him, this highlights her cruelty rather than the film endorsing a negative view of queer identity. The portrayal is largely incidental, neither uplifting nor denigrating.
The film portrays several characters who nominally adhere to Christian values as deeply hypocritical, cruel, and manipulative. The narrative offers no significant counterbalancing positive portrayal, instead highlighting the dysfunction and moral failings of its adherents.
The film "August: Osage County" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a dysfunctional family's reunion and their internal conflicts, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "August: Osage County" is a direct adaptation of the play by Tracy Letts. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material.
The film adapts the play where the character Johnna Monevata is explicitly described as Cheyenne Indian. The actress cast, Misty Upham, is Native American, maintaining the character's established race. No other characters experienced a race change from their source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
6.9
Critic Ratings
6.7
5.8
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