8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Call Me by Your Name (2017)
Overview
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.7
Overview
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central subject matter—an empathetic and affirming portrayal of a same-sex romance and the exploration of queer identity—inherently aligns with progressive values, further reinforced by its message of emotional honesty and self-acceptance.
The movie features a central same-sex relationship, contributing to diversity in its narrative. However, its casting is traditional, primarily featuring white actors, and the film does not explicitly critique traditional identities or present a strong, explicit DEI-driven narrative.
Secondary
Call Me by Your Name offers an intimate and deeply empathetic portrayal of a first same-sex romance. It depicts its LGBTQ+ characters with dignity and emotional complexity, focusing on the beauty and bittersweet nature of their connection. The narrative ultimately affirms the worth of their love and Elio's experience, notably through the father's validating speech.
The film portrays the Jewish heritage of Elio and Oliver as a significant, positive aspect of their identities and a point of connection. Elio's father's discussion of their shared Jewish history, including the Holocaust, emphasizes resilience and cultural depth, aligning the narrative with the dignity of this heritage.
Call Me by Your Name is a romantic drama centered on the relationship between two cisgender men, Elio and Oliver, during a summer in Italy. The film explores themes of first love, desire, and self-discovery. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Call Me by Your Name is an adaptation of André Aciman's novel. All main characters, including Elio, Oliver, and Elio's parents, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. No characters canonically male or female in the novel are portrayed as a different gender in the film.
The film "Call Me by Your Name" is an adaptation of a novel. The main characters, Elio and Oliver, along with Elio's parents, are consistently portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in the source material. No character canonically established as one race is depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
8.1
Critic Ratings
9.5
9.4
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