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Zola (2021)

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Zola (2021)

Overview

A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

A waitress agrees to accompany an exotic dancer, her put-upon boyfriend, and her mysterious and domineering roommate on a road trip to Florida to seek their fortune at a high-end strip club.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's immersive portrayal of exploitation within sex work, racialized power dynamics, and economic precarity, viewed through the lens of a Black woman's experience, aligns with progressive critiques of systemic vulnerability.

The movie features a diverse cast that accurately reflects the real-life individuals and events it portrays. Its narrative explores complex themes and character dynamics without explicitly centering on a broad critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

The film portrays Derrek, a devout Christian, as naive and ineffectual. His constant prayers are presented ironically, highlighting his helplessness and the inadequacy of his faith to navigate or escape the harsh realities of exploitation and danger depicted in the narrative.

The film "Zola" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses entirely on heterosexual relationships and dynamics within the context of sex work and crime, rendering the LGBTQ+ portrayal as not applicable to the story.

The film "Zola" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on cisgender characters and their experiences within the context of sex work and a road trip, without incorporating transgender identities or issues into its plot or character arcs.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Zola" is based on a real-life viral Twitter thread. All main characters, including Zola, Stefani, Derrek, and X, are portrayed with the same gender as established in the original source material and real-world events. No characters were canonically established as one gender and then portrayed as a different gender in the film.

The film "Zola" is based on a real-life Twitter thread and its characters' on-screen portrayals align with the documented races of their real-life counterparts. No characters established as one race in the source material were depicted as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

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8.8
Metacritic logo
7.6

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