Animation, Family, Crime, Drama, Comedy  •  2012  •  80 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

Ernest & Celestine (2012)

Ernest & Celestine poster

Ernest & Celestine (2012)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
8.5

Overview

Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.


Starring Cast

Lambert Wilson  •   Pauline Brunner  •   Anne-Marie Loop


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative critiques arbitrary societal divisions and prejudice, advocating for empathy and individual courage to challenge unjust norms, which aligns its dominant themes with progressive values of social justice and understanding.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The film features animal characters, which inherently bypasses direct human representation considerations for diversity. Its narrative explores themes of overcoming societal prejudice and challenging established norms between different groups, offering a universal message without explicitly focusing on or critiquing traditional human identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Ernest & Celestine does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on the unlikely platonic friendship between a bear and a mouse, challenging societal expectations and prejudices between their species.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Ernest & Celestine' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on an interspecies friendship and societal divides, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film focuses on the unlikely friendship between a bear and a mouse, navigating societal prejudices and legal challenges. It does not feature any scenes where female characters engage in or win direct physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of a children's book series. The main characters, Ernest and Celestine, and other significant figures retain their established genders from the original source material in the film adaptation.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Ernest & Celestine features anthropomorphic animal characters (a bear and a mouse). The concept of human race, and therefore a 'race swap' as defined, does not apply to these characters.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.8
The Movie Database logo
7.7

Critic Ratings

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9.8
Metacritic logo
8.6

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