8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Rules of the Game (1939)
The Rules of the Game (1939)
Overview
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.7
Overview
The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all against the backdrop of a looming war.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's dominant themes offer a profound critique of class hierarchy, social hypocrisy, and the moral decay of the elite, aligning with progressive values of systemic critique and social justice.
The movie features a cast that is predominantly white and French, consistent with its historical setting among the 1930s aristocracy and their staff. Its narrative offers a critique of class and social hypocrisy rather than explicitly addressing or negatively framing traditional identities based on race or gender.
Secondary
The film 'The Rules of the Game' primarily explores the complex romantic entanglements and social hypocrisies within the French upper class and their servants. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explicit themes present within the narrative, leading to a classification of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The film 'The Rules of the Game' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative explores class distinctions, infidelity, and societal hypocrisy within a pre-World War II French aristocratic setting, without touching upon transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Rules of the Game is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of prior source material or a biopic. All characters were created for this film, meaning there is no pre-existing canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
The Rules of the Game is an original screenplay from 1939, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic of historical figures. Therefore, no characters had an established race prior to this film's creation that could have been altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.7
9.9
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