7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama, Romance • 2020 • 89 min
Sublet (2020)
Sublet (2020)
Overview
A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
Starring Cast
John Benjamin Hickey • Niv Nissim • Lihi Kornowski
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
A gay New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.
Starring Cast
John Benjamin Hickey • Niv Nissim • Lihi Kornowski
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by centering on an LGBTQ+ relationship and exploring themes of gay identity and connection, which are core to progressive social discourse, without engaging in overt political advocacy.
Diversity: High
Confidence: High
This movie prominently features a narrative centered on two gay male protagonists, highlighting LGBTQ+ representation through its core characters and storyline. The film explores their experiences and relationship without critically portraying traditional identities.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High
Sublet offers an affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters by focusing on the nuanced relationship between two gay men. It explores their lives, identities, and emotional connection with dignity and empathy, presenting a respectful and complex narrative that validates queer experiences.
Judaism: Positive
Confidence: Medium
The film portrays a modern, largely secular aspect of Israeli Jewish culture through its setting in Tel Aviv and the cultural background of Tomer and his family. It depicts this cultural identity with nuance and respect, focusing on contemporary life rather than religious dogma.
Trans: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Sublet (2020) is an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material, a reboot of legacy characters, or a biopic. Its characters are new creations for this specific production, thus precluding any gender swap from prior established canon.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Sublet" is an original production, and no prior source material or historical figures with established racial identities are indicated. Therefore, there are no characters whose race could have been swapped from a previous canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.7
Critic Ratings
9.2
6.7
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