Drama, Romance  •  2022  •  126 min  •  Adults (18+)

Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)

Lady Chatterley's Lover poster

Lady Chatterley's Lover (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.


Starring Cast

Emma Corrin  •   Jack O'Connell  •   Matthew Duckett


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its central thesis, which champions female sexual liberation and individual autonomy by challenging rigid class structures and traditional marital norms in early 20th-century England.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: Medium

The film features traditional casting, presenting a predominantly white cast consistent with the source material. Its narrative explores themes of class and individual freedom within societal constraints without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High

The film critiques the constraints of a traditional, unfulfilling marriage, endorsing sexual freedom and the pursuit of personal fulfillment through an alternative relationship. It champions individual desire over societal expectations and traditional marital norms.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: High

The film critiques the repressive moral codes and societal expectations prevalent in early 20th-century England, which are deeply intertwined with the era's dominant Christian (Anglican) values. The narrative frames the protagonists' pursuit of passion and authentic connection as a liberation from these stifling, often hypocritical, religious and social strictures. The film portrays the institutional and societal manifestations of Christianity as contributing to an oppressive environment that denies human fulfillment.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers exclusively on the heterosexual relationships and societal constraints faced by the main characters, with no depiction of queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the heterosexual relationship between Lady Chatterley and her gamekeeper, exploring themes of class, marriage, and sexual liberation within that specific context.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adapts D.H. Lawrence's novel without altering the gender of its established main characters. Lady Chatterley, Clifford Chatterley, and Oliver Mellors are portrayed with their canonical genders.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 2022 film adaptation of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" maintains the established racial identities of its main characters as depicted in the original novel. No characters were portrayed by actors of a different race than their source material counterparts.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.7
Metacritic logo
6.7

More Like This

Femme poster
Progressive
7.6
Femme
 (2023)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Weekend poster
Leans Progressive
8.1
Weekend
 (2011)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Maurice poster
Progressive
7.7
Maurice
 (1987)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Supernova poster
Leans Progressive
7.5
Supernova
 (2020)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Edward II poster
Progressive
7.6
Edward II
 (1991)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Pillion poster
Progressive
7.9
Pillion
 (2025)
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive