7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Namesake (2006)
The Namesake (2006)
Overview
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Hinduism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
The American-born son of Indian immigrants strives to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film offers a nuanced exploration of the immigrant experience, cultural identity, and intergenerational dynamics, focusing on personal and familial solutions rather than promoting a specific political ideology or critiquing societal structures. Its balanced portrayal of tradition and modernity, and its emphasis on individual journeys of self-discovery, align with a neutral stance.
The movie centers on the experiences of a Bengali immigrant family navigating cultural identity in the United States, with casting that authentically represents the characters' ethnic backgrounds. The narrative explores themes of assimilation and heritage without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film respectfully portrays Hinduism as a foundational element of the Ganguli family's cultural identity and traditions. It highlights how faith provides comfort, structure, and a sense of belonging for the immigrant generation, and how the younger generation eventually comes to appreciate its enduring value.
The film primarily explores themes of immigration, cultural identity, and family relationships through the experiences of the Ganguli family. Its narrative does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
The film "The Namesake" focuses on themes of immigration, cultural identity, family relationships, and personal discovery within an Indian-American family. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes depicted in the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "The Namesake" is an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel. All main characters in the movie retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.
The film is an adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, which centers on a Bengali Indian family. All main characters, established as Indian in the source material, are portrayed by actors of Indian descent in the film, aligning with their canonical race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.5
8.2
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