7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is left-leaning due to its critical examination of male sexual dysfunction and the objectification of women, highlighting the emotional emptiness and destructive consequences of such behaviors without offering explicit solutions.
The movie features a predominantly white cast, consistent with traditional Hollywood casting practices of its era, without explicit DEI-driven recasting. Its narrative critically examines male sexual attitudes and relationships, offering a commentary on gender dynamics and misogyny, but does not explicitly frame traditional identities as negative in a broader DEI context.
Secondary
Carnal Knowledge primarily explores the heterosexual relationships and sexual frustrations of two men across different stages of their lives. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no direct portrayal or impact on queer identity.
The film "Carnal Knowledge" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and male perspectives on sex and women, thus rendering the transsexual portrayal category not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Carnal Knowledge is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior installments from which character genders could have been swapped.
Carnal Knowledge is an original screenplay from 1971, not an adaptation of a prior work with established character races, nor a biopic. The characters were created for this film, thus there is no pre-existing racial baseline for comparison.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.9
6.6
Critic Ratings
8.9
7.7
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