7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance, History • 2016 • 115 min • Teen (13+)
Maudie (2016)
Maudie (2016)
Overview
Maudie is a 2016 biographical drama about Maud Lewis, a Nova Scotia folk artist with severe arthritis who finds love and purpose while working as a housekeeper for a solitary fishmonger. The film is intimate and small-scale, built around a lifelong marriage between two difficult, isolated people. That central relationship, enduring and exclusive despite its rough edges, is the main reason the label lands at Leans Traditional. There is no political commentary, no identity-focused framing, and no revisionist casting. The story stays personal: one woman, one marriage, one small house full of painted flowers. Christianity appears briefly in a positive light. The overall picture is quiet, grounded, and oriented toward conventional domestic life.
Starring Cast
Sally Hawkins • Ethan Hawke • Zachary Bennett
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Maudie is a 2016 biographical drama about Maud Lewis, a Nova Scotia folk artist with severe arthritis who finds love and purpose while working as a housekeeper for a solitary fishmonger. The film is intimate and small-scale, built around a lifelong marriage between two difficult, isolated people. That central relationship, enduring and exclusive despite its rough edges, is the main reason the label lands at Leans Traditional. There is no political commentary, no identity-focused framing, and no revisionist casting. The story stays personal: one woman, one marriage, one small house full of painted flowers. Christianity appears briefly in a positive light. The overall picture is quiet, grounded, and oriented toward conventional domestic life.
Starring Cast
Sally Hawkins • Ethan Hawke • Zachary Bennett
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film focuses on apolitical themes of individual perseverance, artistic expression, and the complexities of human relationships, offering personal rather than political solutions to the characters' challenges.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting that accurately reflects the historical figures portrayed, with no intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative focuses on the personal struggles and artistic journey of the protagonist within her specific life circumstances, rather than offering a broad critique of traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a lifelong, committed, and exclusive marriage as the central relationship, despite its unconventional and challenging nature. While Maudie's artistic pursuits add nuance to traditional gender roles, the narrative generally favors enduring partnership and domesticity without endorsing progressive alternatives.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film is set in a rural Nova Scotian community where Christian values implicitly form the societal backdrop. While explicit religious practices are not central, the narrative celebrates virtues like resilience, kindness, and enduring love, which align with the positive aspects of the cultural context without any critique of the underlying faith. There are no negative portrayals of religious figures or institutions.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Maudie" is a biographical drama centered on the life of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis and her relationship with Everett Lewis. The narrative focuses on their unconventional heterosexual partnership, Maud's artistic development, and her struggles with severe arthritis. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted in the film.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Maudie" is a biographical drama centered on the life of Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis and her relationship with Everett Lewis. The narrative focuses on her struggles with arthritis, her artistic journey, and their isolated life. There are no identifiable transgender characters or themes present in the movie's plot or character arcs.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a biopic depicting real historical figures. All major characters, including Maud Lewis and Everett Lewis, are portrayed on screen with the same gender as their historical counterparts.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a biopic about Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis and her husband Everett Lewis, both of whom were historically white. The actors portraying these historical figures are also white, with no instances of a character's established race being altered.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.8
Critic Ratings
9.0
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