Layer Cake (2004)

Layer Cake poster

Layer Cake (2004)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film is a character-driven crime thriller that explores the internal dynamics and inevitable consequences of the criminal underworld, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or advocating for societal change.

The film features a predominantly traditional cast for its genre and setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on the protagonist's journey within the criminal underworld, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The film "Layer Cake" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the criminal underworld, with no explicit or implicit representation of queer identity.

Layer Cake does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the criminal underworld, drug dealing, and the protagonist's attempts to retire, without touching upon issues of gender identity or transition.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Layer Cake is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this film, so there is no prior canon or historical record from which a character's gender could have been swapped.

Layer Cake is an adaptation of a novel, not a reboot or biopic. The film's casting aligns with the implied racial backgrounds of the characters in the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as another.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
6.9

Critic Ratings

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8.1
Metacritic logo
7.3

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