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North Country (2005)

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North Country (2005)

Overview

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace, advocating for social justice through collective action and legal reform.

The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its historical setting, without intentional race or gender swaps. However, its narrative strongly and explicitly critiques traditional male dominance and behavior in the workplace, centering on a woman's fight against sexual harassment and discrimination.

Secondary

The film critiques the judgmentalism and hypocrisy of some individuals within a Christian-influenced community who ostracize the protagonist. However, the narrative champions universal virtues like justice, empathy, and courage, which align with the positive ideals of faith, rather than condemning Christianity itself.

North Country does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely dedicated to depicting the struggles of women facing sexual harassment and gender discrimination in a male-dominated industry, with no elements related to queer identity.

North Country does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is entirely centered on the experiences of cisgender women facing sexual harassment and discrimination in a male-dominated workplace, thus rendering the transsexual portrayal N/A.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "North Country" is based on a real-life class-action lawsuit. Its main characters are portrayals of historical figures whose genders are maintained accurately from the real-world accounts to the screen adaptation. There are no instances where a historically established character's gender is changed.

The film "North Country" is a drama based on a real-life class-action lawsuit. The main character, Josey Aimes, is based on the real historical figure Lois Jenson, who is white. The actress portraying Josey Aimes, Charlize Theron, is also white. There are no instances of characters historically or canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.3
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7.2

Critic Ratings

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7.0
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6.8

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