3.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Striptease (1996)
Striptease (1996)
Overview
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
3.7
Overview
Bounced from her job, Erin Grant needs money if she's to have any chance of winning back custody of her child. But, eventually, she must confront the naked truth: to take on the system, she'll have to take it all off. Erin strips to conquer, but she faces unintended circumstances when a hound dog of a Congressman zeroes in on her and sharpens the shady tools at his fingertips, including blackmail and murder.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central critique of a powerful, corrupt male politician preying on an economically vulnerable woman, coupled with themes of female resilience against objectification and societal judgment, aligns with progressive values, earning it a left-leaning rating.
The movie features a largely traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. While it critiques specific powerful white male characters through their negative actions and corruption, this is presented as individual villainy rather than a broad, systemic critique of traditional identities or a central DEI narrative.
Secondary
The film portrays Congressman Dilbeck, a publicly moral and ostensibly religious figure, as deeply hypocritical, corrupt, and sexually depraved. While the satire targets political hypocrisy, the prominent depiction of this character, who represents a public face of morality, is overwhelmingly negative without any counterbalancing positive portrayals of the faith or its followers.
The film 'Striptease' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely focused on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's personal struggles, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The film 'Striptease' (1996) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a mother's struggle for child custody within the adult entertainment industry, without engaging with transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Striptease" (1996) is an adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's novel of the same name. All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film "Striptease" (1996) is an adaptation of Carl Hiaasen's novel. A review of the main characters and their portrayals in the film against their descriptions in the source material reveals no instances where a character's established race was changed. All significant characters align racially with their canonical depictions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
4.6
5.5
Critic Ratings
1.1
3.7
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