Comedy, Drama, Romance  •  2005  •  129 min

Russian Dolls (2005)

Russian Dolls poster

Russian Dolls (2005)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.


Starring Cast

Romain Duris  •   Kelly Reilly  •   Audrey Tautou


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film primarily explores apolitical themes of personal relationships, self-discovery, and career challenges, with its narrative focusing on individual growth rather than promoting specific political ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The film features a cast diverse in European nationalities, reflecting its core theme of cross-cultural experiences, but does not include explicit racial or gender recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on the personal journeys of its characters, portraying traditional identities neutrally without explicit critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The film features a recurring lesbian character, Isabelle, who is depicted in a stable, loving relationship with her girlfriend. Their portrayal is integrated naturally into the narrative, presented with dignity and normalcy, and serves to affirm LGBTQ+ relationships without making them a central plot point or source of conflict.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film "Russian Dolls" (Les Poupées russes) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the romantic and professional lives of its cisgender protagonists, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Russian Dolls is a direct sequel to L'Auberge espagnole, continuing the stories of established characters. All returning characters maintain their original gender from the previous film. No characters canonically established as one gender in prior installments or source material are portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Russian Dolls" is a sequel featuring original characters established in the preceding film, "L'Auberge Espagnole." There is no evidence of any character, previously established as one race in source material or prior installments, being portrayed as a different race in this film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.9
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.2
Metacritic logo
6.7

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