8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story (2019)
Overview
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.6
Overview
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
NetflixDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores the personal and emotional devastation of divorce and the complexities of co-parenting, offering a balanced perspective on both protagonists' experiences. While it critiques the adversarial nature of the legal system, its focus remains on the humanistic aspects rather than promoting a specific political ideology or solution.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast, reflecting traditional casting choices without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative focuses on the personal drama of a divorce, without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
Marriage Story centers entirely on the divorce of a heterosexual couple and its emotional and legal complexities. The narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community within the film's scope.
Marriage Story does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The film's narrative centers exclusively on the dissolution of a heterosexual marriage and its impact on the family, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual individuals or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Marriage Story is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing material or a historical biopic. All characters were created specifically for this film, meaning there are no pre-established canonical genders to be swapped.
Marriage Story is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installment from which character races could be established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.7
Critic Ratings
9.5
9.4
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