7.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Comedy • 2021 • 108 min • Adults (18+)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
Overview
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Starring Cast
Benicio Del Toro • Adrien Brody • Tilda Swinton
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
Starring Cast
Benicio Del Toro • Adrien Brody • Tilda Swinton
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's primary focus is on the aesthetic presentation of diverse human stories and the craft of journalism, rather than promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology, leading to a neutral stance.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High
The movie features a visibly diverse ensemble cast, including a prominent character inspired by a real Black writer, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on character-driven stories and aesthetic, without explicitly critiquing or negatively portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: Medium
The film features a brief, incidental depiction of same-sex affection between two male student revolutionaries in one of its vignettes. This moment is presented without judgment or narrative emphasis, neither uplifting nor denigrating queer identity, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "The French Dispatch" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its anthology structure presents various stories from a fictional magazine, none of which involve gender identity or trans experiences, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The French Dispatch is an original anthology film featuring characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical figures whose gender was altered for the film.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The French Dispatch is an original screenplay by Wes Anderson, featuring characters created specifically for this film. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose race could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.0
Critic Ratings
7.5
7.5
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