7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 2016 • 86 min • Adults (18+)
Lady Macbeth (2016)
Lady Macbeth (2016)
Overview
Set in rural 1865 England, Lady Macbeth follows Katherine, a young woman sold into a cold, controlling marriage who pursues freedom through increasingly ruthless means. The film draws its Progressive label from several converging signals. It frames patriarchal authority and arranged marriage as systemic cruelties rather than natural order, and it casts minority actors in a period setting where that choice reads as a deliberate statement. Male figures exist largely as oppressors or obstacles. The protagonist's agency is radical by Victorian standards, and the film treats the institution of marriage as the villain. Florence Pugh's breakout performance anchors a story that is less a costume drama than a critique dressed in period clothes.
Starring Cast
Florence Pugh • Cosmo Jarvis • Paul Hilton
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
Set in rural 1865 England, Lady Macbeth follows Katherine, a young woman sold into a cold, controlling marriage who pursues freedom through increasingly ruthless means. The film draws its Progressive label from several converging signals. It frames patriarchal authority and arranged marriage as systemic cruelties rather than natural order, and it casts minority actors in a period setting where that choice reads as a deliberate statement. Male figures exist largely as oppressors or obstacles. The protagonist's agency is radical by Victorian standards, and the film treats the institution of marriage as the villain. Florence Pugh's breakout performance anchors a story that is less a costume drama than a critique dressed in period clothes.
Starring Cast
Florence Pugh • Cosmo Jarvis • Paul Hilton
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High
The film critically examines the suffocating constraints of patriarchal society and class exploitation, portraying a woman's desperate and ultimately destructive pursuit of freedom. It highlights the profound moral corruption that can arise from systemic injustice.
Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium
The film incorporates intentional diversity in its casting, featuring minority actors in roles traditionally depicted as white within a historical setting. Its narrative explicitly critiques traditional patriarchal structures, portraying male figures as oppressive forces.
Secondary
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High
The film critically portrays traditional family structures, depicting a loveless, oppressive arranged marriage and rigid gender roles as suffocating. The narrative highlights the destructive consequences of these norms, as the protagonist violently rejects them in pursuit of personal freedom.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a young woman's struggle for independence and agency within a restrictive 19th-century patriarchal society, exploring themes of power, class, and gender roles.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Lady Macbeth, 2016, is a period drama set in 19th-century England, focusing on a woman's struggle for freedom and agency within a restrictive society. The story explores themes of power, desire, and class. The film does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes within its narrative.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Lady Macbeth" is an adaptation of a 19th-century novella. All central characters in the film maintain the same genders as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character's gender being altered.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
The film adapts a 19th-century Russian novella. The source material does not explicitly define the race of all characters. The on-screen portrayals do not contradict any explicit racial descriptions or widely established canonical race from the original work.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.6
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