5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Overview
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
While the film features a villain driven by corporate greed and media manipulation, its core narrative remains an apolitical action thriller focused on preventing a specific act of global destabilization rather than promoting a broader ideological critique or solution.
The movie includes visible diversity through the casting of a prominent Asian female co-lead. However, it does not feature explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles, nor does its narrative critically portray traditional identities. The film maintains a neutral to positive framing of its traditional male hero.
Secondary
The film features Wai Lin, a highly skilled secret agent, who repeatedly engages in and wins close-quarters physical fights against multiple male opponents, demonstrating martial arts proficiency.
The character of M, previously established as male in earlier James Bond films and source material, is portrayed as female by Judi Dench in this installment, constituting a gender swap.
Tomorrow Never Dies does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and traditional espionage plotlines, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the film's scope.
Tomorrow Never Dies, a 1997 James Bond film, does not feature any transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on international espionage and media manipulation, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences.
All established legacy characters maintain their canonical racial portrayals. New characters introduced in the film do not constitute race swaps as they lack prior canonical racial definitions.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.4
Critic Ratings
5.7
5.2
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