Comedy, Action, Crime  •  2008  •  104 min  •  Teen (13+)

Mad Money (2008)

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Mad Money (2008)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
4.7

Overview

Mad Money follows three Federal Reserve employees, played by Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes, who hatch a plan to pocket cash that the government is already planning to shred. The premise is comic crime, and the politics are personal rather than systemic: the women steal to solve their own financial problems, not to make a statement about economic inequality. Director Callie Khouri brings a female-led creative sensibility, and the cast is visibly diverse. Family motivation, a race-swapped lead from the British original, and an apolitical plot that leans on individual hustle over ideology all pull in different directions, landing the film at Neutral.


Starring Cast

Diane Keaton  •   Queen Latifah  •   Katie Holmes


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film explores themes of economic insecurity and individual resourcefulness as three women resort to an elaborate heist to overcome financial hardship. It focuses on personal solutions to economic challenges rather than advocating for specific political or systemic changes.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The film features a visibly diverse cast, including prominent minority actors in leading roles. Its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.

Secondary

Race Swap: Yes
Confidence: Medium

The 2008 film "Mad Money" is a remake of the 2001 British film "Hot Money." In the original, the character Liz was portrayed by a white actress. In the remake, the corresponding character, Nina Brewster, is portrayed by a Black actress, constituting a race swap.

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

Family structures, including a heterosexual marriage and single parenthood, serve as key motivations for the characters' actions. The narrative presents these family units without explicitly endorsing or critiquing either traditional or progressive family values.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Mad Money (2008) does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on three women who devise a plan to steal money from the Federal Reserve, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Mad Money does not feature any transsexual characters or themes within its plot. The film's narrative focuses entirely on three women who devise a scheme to steal money from the Federal Reserve Bank where they are employed, without incorporating any elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

Mad Money is a comedy film about three women who conspire to steal money from the Federal Reserve. The narrative focuses on their planning and execution of the heist, involving strategic and comedic elements. The film does not feature any scenes where female characters engage in or are victorious in direct physical combat against one or more male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Mad Money" features original characters not based on prior source material, historical figures, or legacy roles. Therefore, no characters established as one gender in previous iterations are portrayed as a different gender in this movie.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.9
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

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2.2
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4.1

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