6.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The First Wives Club (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
Overview
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.0
Overview
After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, three mid-life Manhattanites have been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain. They come up with a cleverly devious plan to hit their exes where it really hurts - in the wallet!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film champions female empowerment and solidarity, directly challenging patriarchal norms and advocating for women's financial and personal independence in the face of marital injustice.
The film features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit DEI-driven recasting. The narrative focuses on female empowerment and critiques individual male behavior rather than offering a strong, explicit DEI critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features an ex-husband character who is revealed to be gay. This revelation serves as a plot point for one of the main characters, providing context for her past marriage and enabling her to move forward. The portrayal of the gay character is neither overtly positive nor negative, focusing instead on its impact on the protagonist's narrative.
The film portrays the dissolution of traditional marriages due to male infidelity, focusing on women's empowerment and the formation of a strong chosen family post-divorce, thereby questioning traditional family norms.
The film portrays Brenda Cushman, a Jewish character, with sympathy and depth. Her Jewish identity is an integral part of her background and family dynamics, particularly in contrast to her ex-husband's new life. The narrative supports her journey without critiquing or satirizing her faith.
The First Wives Club does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story focuses entirely on the relationships and struggles of its cisgender female protagonists and their ex-husbands, with no narrative space dedicated to transsexual identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters created for its source novel and subsequent film adaptation. There are no instances of characters previously established as one gender in prior canon or history being portrayed as a different gender.
The film adapts Olivia Goldsmith's novel, featuring three main characters who are consistently portrayed as white in both the source material and the 1996 movie adaptation. No character's race was altered from their established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.7
Critic Ratings
5.0
5.9
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