7.1
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Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Syriana (2005)
Syriana (2005)
Overview
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Islam: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology through its systemic critique of corporate power, US foreign policy, and resource exploitation, highlighting the negative consequences of unchecked capitalism and interventionism.
The movie features visible diversity in its international cast, which naturally reflects its global geopolitical themes. Its narrative offers a strong and explicit critique of the actions of powerful figures, often those holding traditional identities, within a corrupt system, highlighting the negative impact of their decisions on others.
Secondary
The film extensively portrays radicalized interpretations of Islam and their adherents as violent, cruel, and destructive, driven by extremist ideologies. While it provides context for the socio-economic and political factors leading to this radicalization, the narrative does not offer a significant counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith itself, focusing instead on its problematic manifestations.
Syriana does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's complex plot is solely centered on the political and economic machinations of the global oil industry, leaving no room for such portrayals.
The film "Syriana" is a geopolitical thriller that explores the complexities of the oil industry, terrorism, and international politics. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative, focusing instead on its intricate plotlines related to global power dynamics.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an original screenplay loosely based on a memoir. While the character of Bob Barnes is inspired by a real male individual, he is also portrayed as male in the film. All other significant characters are original creations for the film, thus lacking a prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
Syriana is an original screenplay with characters created for the film. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment that establishes a canonical race for its characters that could then be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.4
Critic Ratings
7.3
7.6
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