8.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Age of Innocence (1993)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Overview
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.0
Overview
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film offers a nuanced social critique of 19th-century New York high society, exploring the conflict between individual passion and societal duty without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, thus balancing its examination of tradition's allure and its oppressive nature.
The movie features traditional casting that accurately reflects its 1870s New York high society setting, with no intentional race or gender swaps. Its narrative explores the constraints and hypocrisies of that period's social structure without explicitly critiquing traditional identities from a modern DEI perspective.
Secondary
The film portrays 19th-century New York high society, whose rigid social codes and moral judgments are deeply intertwined with Christian piety, as oppressive and hypocritical. The narrative critiques how this religiously-influenced societal structure stifles individual desire and leads to personal tragedy for those who challenge its norms.
The Age of Innocence does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual relationships and the social constraints of 19th-century New York high society, thus offering no portrayal of queer identity.
The film 'The Age of Innocence' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely centered on cisgender individuals within 19th-century New York high society, resulting in no depiction of transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a faithful adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel. All major characters, including Newland Archer, Countess Olenska, and May Welland, retain their original genders as established in the source material.
The film is an adaptation of Edith Wharton's novel, set in 1870s New York high society. All major characters, established as white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the 1993 movie, consistent with the historical and social context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.0
Critic Ratings
8.7
9.0
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