7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Pillow Talk (1959)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Overview
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
Playboy songwriter Brad Allen's succession of romances annoys his neighbor, interior designer Jan Morrow, who shares a telephone party line with him and hears all his breezy routines. After Jan unsuccessfully lodges a complaint against him, Brad sets about to seduce her in the guise of a sincere and upstanding Texas rancher. When mutual friend Jonathan discovers that his best friend is moving in on the girl he desires, however, sparks fly.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's narrative, despite presenting an independent female protagonist, ultimately resolves her arc through marriage and the embrace of traditional domestic roles, reinforcing conventional gender expectations of its era.
The film features a traditional cast reflecting the era's typical demographics, without any explicit recasting for diversity. Its narrative centers on conventional romantic comedy themes and gender dynamics, offering no critique of traditional identities or explicit engagement with DEI themes.
Secondary
Pillow Talk is a classic romantic comedy focused exclusively on a heterosexual relationship. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines, resulting in no depiction of queer identity within the film's story.
Pillow Talk (1959) is a romantic comedy that does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a decorator and a composer's romantic entanglements, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the film's plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Pillow Talk (1959) is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of existing source material or a depiction of historical figures. All characters were created for this film, therefore no characters were established as a different gender in prior canon or history.
Pillow Talk (1959) is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a historical account. The characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior canonical or historically established race to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.1
Critic Ratings
9.4
7.3
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