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Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

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Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

Overview

An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
5.3

Overview

An idealistic young employee at the U.N. investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor – and uncovers a vast global conspiracy that may involve his own boss.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film critiques systemic corruption within the UN's Oil-for-Food Programme, highlighting corporate greed and the exploitation of a humanitarian crisis, aligning with left-leaning themes of institutional accountability and social justice.

The movie features visible diversity in its international cast, including actors of various backgrounds, but does not appear to engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on political corruption within the UN, offering a critique of power and systemic issues rather than explicitly framing traditional identities negatively.

Secondary

The film 'Backstabbing for Beginners' is a political thriller centered on a UN corruption scandal. There is no information available to suggest the presence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative, leading to a classification of N/A for its portrayal.

The film "Backstabbing for Beginners" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story is a political thriller about the UN's Oil-for-Food program, and there are no elements within its plot or character arcs that relate to transsexual identity or experiences, making an assessment of portrayal inapplicable.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is based on a memoir, and its main characters align with their real-life or source material genders. The character of Nashim, portrayed by a female, appears to be an original creation for the film, not a gender-swapped version of a previously established character.

The film is an adaptation of a memoir, not a work with established fictional characters or a biopic of specific historical figures whose race was altered. No evidence suggests any character canonically, historically, or widely established as one race was portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

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4.1
Metacritic logo
4.8

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