7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Far from Heaven (2002)
Far from Heaven (2002)
Overview
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife's life is upended by a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in society.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a critique of 1950s American society, exposing systemic racism, homophobia, and rigid gender roles as destructive forces, thereby aligning its core message with progressive ideology.
The film features visible diversity through its prominent Black characters, whose roles are central to exploring racial prejudice in 1950s society. Its narrative explicitly critiques the restrictive social norms, racism, homophobia, and sexism of the era, portraying traditional identities and the societal structures they uphold in a critical light.
Secondary
The film offers an empathetic and critical portrayal of a closeted gay man in 1950s America, highlighting the destructive impact of societal homophobia. While Frank's personal outcome is tragic, the narrative's stance affirms the authenticity of his identity by critiquing the external forces that cause his suffering.
The film critiques the rigid, judgmental, and hypocritical social norms of 1950s suburban America, which are deeply intertwined with conservative Christian morality. It portrays these societal structures as oppressive, leading to personal repression, homophobia, and racial prejudice, without offering a significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of these specific manifestations.
Far from Heaven does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the struggles of a woman dealing with her husband's repressed homosexuality and the societal prejudices against interracial relationships in the 1950s.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Far from Heaven is an original screenplay with fictional characters, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Therefore, no characters have a pre-established canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
Far from Heaven is an original screenplay with fictional characters created for the film. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment establishing the race of any character to compare against their portrayal in this movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.1
Critic Ratings
8.7
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