6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.5
Overview
As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Trans: Negative
Overview
As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a comedic parody that uses the cultural clash between the 1960s and 1990s for humor, rather than promoting a specific political ideology. Its primary focus is on apolitical themes of individual heroism and cultural satire, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a largely traditional cast without intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on satirizing 1960s spy clichés and masculinity, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicitly centering DEI themes.
Secondary
The film includes a comedic plot point where a character presenting as female is revealed to be a man in disguise. This moment is used for shock humor, contributing to a problematic portrayal that leverages gender non-conformity for mockery rather than depicting transsexual identity with dignity or nuance.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on heterosexual relationships and humor, with no explicit or implicit portrayal of queer identity. Therefore, the film's net impact on LGBTQ+ representation is N/A.
The film does not feature any scenes where a female character defeats one or more male opponents in close-quarters physical combat. Female characters are present, but their roles do not include such direct combat victories.
As the first installment of an original film series, all characters in "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" are new creations without prior canonical gender. Therefore, no character's gender is swapped from an established source.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery is an original film, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for this movie, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to establish a baseline for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.6
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.1
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