Adventure, Mystery, Crime  •  2020  •  123 min  •  Teen (13+)

Enola Holmes (2020)

Enola Holmes poster

Enola Holmes (2020)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord.


Starring Cast

Millie Bobby Brown  •   Henry Cavill  •   Sam Claflin


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative explicitly champions women's independence and agency, critiques restrictive patriarchal societal norms, and advocates for progressive social and political reform, aligning with a clearly left-leaning ideology.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit racial recasting of a traditionally white role and a narrative that strongly critiques traditional patriarchal structures and societal expectations for women in Victorian England.

Secondary

Female Combat: Yes
Confidence: High

The film features Enola Holmes, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. She uses her martial arts training and physical prowess to overcome these adversaries.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Enola Holmes (2020) focuses on its protagonist's adventures and themes of independence and societal expectations in Victorian England. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes, resulting in no specific portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community within its storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Enola Holmes" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on Enola's journey to find her mother and her involvement in a mystery related to women's suffrage and societal change in Victorian England, without touching upon transgender identity.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features characters like Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, who maintain their established male gender from the original canon. New characters, such as Enola Holmes, are portrayed with the gender they were created with in the source novels. No significant character's gender was altered from their canonical or historical representation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film's main characters, including Enola, Sherlock, and Mycroft Holmes, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established canonical depictions. New characters introduced in the film do not qualify as race swaps.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.1
Metacritic logo
6.8

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