5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Grimsby (2016)
Grimsby (2016)
Overview
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.1
Overview
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is primarily a raunchy action-comedy focused on absurd gags and an over-the-top plot, which overshadows any potential political subtext. While it features a cartoonishly evil elite villain, this critique is incidental to the comedic and action-oriented narrative, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The film includes visible diversity within its cast, though it does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily focuses on comedic elements and does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities or center around explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Grimsby features a controversial plot point where HIV/AIDS is used as a source of grotesque, dark humor and a punitive outcome for a character. This portrayal reinforces harmful stereotypes and contributes to the stigmatization of the disease, resulting in a problematic net impact.
The film features a transsexual character whose identity is exploited for crude, transphobic humor, particularly in a scene involving HIV and a focus on their genitals. This portrayal reinforces harmful stereotypes without any positive or critical counterbalance, resulting in a negative net impact.
The film does not feature any scenes where a female character defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters physical combat using skill, strength, or martial arts. Female characters are present but do not engage in or win such specific combat scenarios.
Grimsby is an original film with newly created characters, not an adaptation or reboot of existing source material. Consequently, no characters have a prior canonical gender to be swapped from.
Grimsby is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
5.9
Critic Ratings
3.7
4.4
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