7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Hours (2002)
The Hours (2002)
Overview
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by critiquing traditional gender roles and societal expectations, while empathetically exploring mental health struggles and same-sex relationships, making it Left-Leaning.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with its historical settings, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. However, its narrative deeply explores themes of gender roles, mental health, and LGBTQ+ identities, which are central to the characters' struggles and relationships. It subtly critiques the limitations of traditional societal expectations without explicitly villainizing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film offers a largely positive and empathetic portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters across different eras. Clarissa Vaughan is depicted as a complex, dignified lesbian, while Richard Brown's life as a gay man is affirmed despite his tragic illness. Laura Brown's implied queer identity, though a source of suffering in a repressive era, ultimately drives her search for an authentic life.
The Hours explores themes of mental health, societal expectations, and personal struggles through the lives of three women across different time periods. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or engage with themes related to transsexual identity or experience.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film adapts Michael Cunningham's novel and features historical figures like Virginia Woolf. All major characters, whether fictional or historical, maintain their established gender from the source material or historical record, with no instances of gender alteration.
The film adapts Michael Cunningham's novel, featuring characters whose races align with their descriptions in the source material or historical context. No major character's race was altered from established canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.9
8.0
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