8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Casino Royale (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Overview
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: High
Gender Swap: Yes
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.2
Overview
Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans right-wing by championing individual heroism and decisive, state-sanctioned action as the primary solution to global threats, reinforcing themes of duty and national security despite exploring the personal costs to the agent.
The movie incorporates explicit DEI through the casting of traditionally white or male roles with minority actors, notably a Black actor as Felix Leiter and a female actor as M. However, its narrative maintains a traditional framing, not explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
The character M, canonically established as male in Ian Fleming's novels and early film adaptations, is portrayed as female in this film, continuing a gender swap initiated in a previous installment of the franchise.
The character Felix Leiter, consistently portrayed as white in Ian Fleming's novels and previous film adaptations, is played by a Black actor, Jeffrey Wright, in Casino Royale (2006).
Casino Royale (2006) does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers exclusively on heterosexual relationships and espionage, resulting in no direct portrayal of queer identity within the film.
Casino Royale (2006) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on James Bond's initial mission as a 00 agent and his confrontation with Le Chiffre, without incorporating any related character arcs or plot points concerning transsexual identity.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents. Female characters are present but are not depicted in significant action roles involving direct physical confrontation.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.0
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.4
8.0
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