5.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Live by Night (2016)
Live by Night (2016)
Overview
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.3
Overview
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores the moral complexities of a gangster's life during Prohibition, depicting both systemic racism and individual ambition without explicitly endorsing a particular political ideology. Its focus on personal consequences and the futility of a life of crime balances its critiques of societal injustices.
The film features visible diversity in its cast, including a prominent Afro-Latina character whose role is integral to the story's setting and themes. While the narrative touches upon racial tensions of the Prohibition era, it primarily focuses on the protagonist's journey within the criminal underworld without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity with significant nuance, showing both its capacity for community and moral strength (Graciela's family) and its dangerous perversion into bigotry (KKK) and destructive fanaticism (Loretta Figgis's revival). The narrative heavily emphasizes the negative, hypocritical, and violent aspects of religious extremism, making these elements central to the film's conflict and tragedy.
The film "Live by Night" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the criminal underworld of the 1920s and 30s, resulting in no LGBTQ+ representation within its plot or character arcs.
The film "Live by Night" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on a gangster's journey during the Prohibition era, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Live by Night" is an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel. A review of the main characters in both the source material and the film reveals no instances where a character's established gender was changed for the screen adaptation.
The film is an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's novel. A review of major characters, including Joe Coughlin, Graciela Corrales, and Emma Gould, reveals their on-screen portrayals align with their established or implied racial backgrounds in the source material. No character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.3
Critic Ratings
3.5
4.9
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