The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society poster

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film focuses on universal human themes of resilience, community, and the power of storytelling against tyranny, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or solution, leading to a neutral rating.

The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with its post-WWII historical setting, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on themes of resilience and community, offering a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities without centralizing explicit DEI critiques.

Secondary

The film portrays the island community, implicitly Christian, with deep respect and sympathy, highlighting their resilience, kindness, and strong moral compass during and after the Nazi occupation. The narrative celebrates their humanity and community bonds without any critique of their underlying faith. This positive depiction of adherents aligns with virtues often associated with the faith.

The film 'The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative primarily focuses on heterosexual relationships and the community's experiences during and after World War II.

The film "The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on post-WWII life on Guernsey, the impact of the German occupation, and the relationships among the islanders, without engaging with transgender identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film adaptation of "The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society" maintains the established genders of all its named and significant characters as depicted in the original novel. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender in the movie.

The film adapts the novel of the same name. A review of the main characters from the source material and their on-screen portrayals indicates no instances where a character's established race was changed for the adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.3
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.2
Metacritic logo
6.5

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