5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Book Club (2018)
Book Club (2018)
Overview
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
Four lifelong friends decide that their lives could change by becoming nasty and reading Fifty Shades of Grey in their monthly book club to get inspiration on how to handle sexual pleasure at an elderly age.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on personal relationships, self-discovery, and individual empowerment for older women, while subtly challenging ageist and sexist norms, remains largely apolitical, emphasizing personal fulfillment rather than systemic critique.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast of older white women and men, with no explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on themes of friendship and romance without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Book Club' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the heterosexual romantic lives and friendships of its four main female protagonists, with no incidental or central queer representation present in the story.
Book Club does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers exclusively on the experiences and relationships of its cisgender protagonists, resulting in no depiction of transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Book Club (2018) is an original film featuring new characters created for its story. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior installments whose gender was changed for this movie.
The film "Book Club" (2018) features original characters created for the movie. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which character races were established. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
6.2
Critic Ratings
5.4
5.3
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