Action, Thriller, Crime  •  2025  •  125 min  •  Adults (18+)

Ballerina (2025)

Ballerina poster

Ballerina (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

Taking place during the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, Eve Macarro begins her training in the assassin traditions of the Ruska Roma.


Starring Cast

Ana de Armas  •   Keanu Reeves  •   Ian McShane


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's dominant themes, including the assertion of individual agency against oppressive hierarchical systems and the empowerment of a female protagonist, align with a broadly liberal individualist perspective.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a Cuban-Spanish actress in the lead role, challenging traditional action hero archetypes. Its narrative explicitly addresses gender dynamics by focusing on the protagonist's journey to overcome physical disparities against male opponents through strategic skill, making gender-related themes central to her character development.

Secondary

Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High

The film features Eve Macarro, who engages in and wins multiple close-quarters physical fights against male opponents, utilizing hand-to-hand combat, martial arts, and melee weapons.

Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: High

Javier Macarro, a character described with "Russian and Eastern European roots" as a Ruska Roma assassin, is portrayed by David Castañeda, an actor of Mexican-American descent. This constitutes a race swap from an implied white, Eastern European background to a Latin American portrayal.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film uses Christian imagery and theological themes, including Genesis references and symbols like the crucifix, but critics note this is often for the 'opposite purpose for which it was designed,' framing violence and vengeance. The Ruska Roma syndicate superficially adopts Orthodox Christian trappings, suggesting a problematic or hypocritical use of religious symbolism.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Current information about 'Ballerina (2025)' does not include any details regarding the portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The available search results focus on plot, cast, and action, without addressing LGBTQ+ representation. Therefore, the net impact is N/A due to a lack of depiction.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

No information is available regarding the portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in the film 'Ballerina' (2025). The provided sources do not discuss this aspect of the movie, making an evaluation of its impact impossible.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's characters, including the protagonist Eve Macarro and established figures from the John Wick franchise, are portrayed with genders consistent with their source material and prior appearances. There is no indication of any character's gender being changed.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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7.5
Metacritic logo
5.9

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