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Happy Together (1997)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Happy Together poster

Overview

A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.


Starring Cast


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

A gay couple from Hong Kong takes a trip to Argentina in search of a new beginning but instead begins drifting even further apart.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film focuses on the universal emotional complexities of a tumultuous relationship and an individual's journey toward self-discovery and emotional independence, rather than engaging with political or societal issues.

The movie features a cast primarily of East Asian descent, reflecting its cultural origins, and centers on a homosexual relationship. While the narrative explores a non-traditional relationship, it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or portray them negatively.

Secondary

Happy Together offers a deeply empathetic and complex portrayal of a gay couple's tumultuous relationship. It explores their love, struggles, and individual journeys with dignity and humanity, affirming the worth and reality of their queer love story without resorting to stereotypes or externalizing their challenges as a consequence of their identity.

Happy Together focuses on the complex romantic relationship between two gay men. The film does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity, resulting in no depiction.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Happy Together" features original characters created for its screenplay. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.

Happy Together is an original film with characters created for this specific production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which character races could have been established and subsequently altered.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.7
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.4
Metacritic logo
7.0

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