4.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Overview
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
4.4
Overview
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film is a satirical critique of patriarchal control and the dehumanization of women, explicitly promoting progressive ideals of female autonomy and challenging rigid traditional gender roles. Its central conflict and resolution strongly align with a left-leaning feminist perspective.
The movie features a predominantly white cast typical of its production era, without explicit DEI-driven recasting. However, its narrative strongly critiques traditional male identities and patriarchal control, portraying male characters as antagonists who suppress female autonomy and individuality.
Secondary
The film features an openly gay character, Roger Bannister, whose initial portrayal is positive and independent. While he ultimately falls victim to the villainous Stepfordization, the narrative condemns this loss of individuality, implicitly affirming the worth of his original, queer identity.
The film "The Stepford Wives" (2004) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on gender roles, conformity, and patriarchal control, but these elements do not intersect with or depict transgender identity in any way.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2004 film adaptation maintains the established genders of its core characters from the source novel and previous film. While the identity of the primary antagonist shifts, no character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
The 2004 film is an adaptation of a novel and a previous film. All major characters, originally depicted as white, are portrayed by white actors in this adaptation, with no instances of a character's established race being changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
5.7
Critic Ratings
2.5
4.2
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