5.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Opposite Sex (1956)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.1
Overview
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back. The Opposite Sex is a remake of the 1939 comedy The Women.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film leans right-wing by ultimately championing the restoration of traditional marital structures and reinforcing conventional gender roles, despite depicting the challenges women face within them. Its solution to conflict consistently favors reconciliation and the preservation of the nuclear family.
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast and no explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without any critical portrayal or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "The Opposite Sex" (1956) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely centered on the heterosexual relationships and social dynamics of its all-female cast, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity.
The film 'The Opposite Sex' (1956) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on heterosexual relationships, marital conflict, and female friendships, with the title referring to the inclusion of male characters in this remake.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1956 film "The Opposite Sex" is a remake of "The Women" (1939), which famously featured an all-female cast. While the remake introduces male characters who were only discussed off-screen in the original, no character established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in this film.
The 1956 film "The Opposite Sex" is a remake of the 1939 film "The Women," which was based on a 1936 play. All major characters in the original source material and the 1939 film were portrayed as white. The 1956 remake maintains this racial depiction for its characters, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.1
5.2
Critic Ratings
4.0
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