7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Still Alice (2014)
Still Alice (2014)
Overview
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter, the personal and familial impact of early-onset Alzheimer's disease, is inherently apolitical, focusing on universal human experiences of loss, identity, and love rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast, focusing on a white, middle-class family. Its narrative centers on the personal and familial challenges of a degenerative illness, without explicitly addressing or critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes as central to the story.
Secondary
The film features Alice's daughter, Lydia, who is openly lesbian. Her identity and relationship are presented factually and without judgment, serving as a background detail rather than a central theme. The portrayal is incidental, neither affirming nor problematic, aligning with a neutral impact.
The film "Still Alice" focuses on a linguistics professor's battle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and its impact on her family. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, leading to an N/A rating for portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Still Alice" is an adaptation of Lisa Genova's novel. All main characters, including Alice, John, Lydia, Anna, and Tom Howland, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material.
The film "Still Alice" is an adaptation of Lisa Genova's novel. The main characters, including Alice Howland and her family, are portrayed by actors whose races align with their descriptions in the source material. No instances of characters canonically established as one race being portrayed as a different race were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.5
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