7.6
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Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Overview
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film offers a bleak, nuanced critique of institutional corruption and moral decay within a national intelligence agency, focusing on the human cost of espionage. Its solution emphasizes the quiet, principled dedication of an individual to restore integrity and order within the existing system, rather than advocating for a specific political ideology or systemic change.
The film features a cast that is overwhelmingly white and male, consistent with its historical setting and source material, without any explicit race or gender recasting of traditional roles. The narrative focuses on the complexities and moral ambiguities of espionage within the British intelligence system, but it does not offer a critique of traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film depicts queer relationships as integral to the plot's betrayals and vulnerabilities. While not explicitly condemning, it portrays these relationships as leading to exploitation, profound misery, and tragic outcomes for the characters involved, particularly Jim Prideaux, without offering any affirming counterpoint.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a Cold War espionage thriller centered on identifying a Soviet mole within British intelligence. The film's narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, nor does it explore issues related to gender identity or transition.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2011 film adaptation of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" faithfully maintains the genders of all established characters from John le Carré's original novel. No characters canonically or historically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
The 2011 film adaptation of John le Carré's novel features a cast whose racial portrayals are consistent with the source material and previous adaptations. No major or legacy characters established as one race were depicted as a different race in this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.6
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