7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
8 Women (2002)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Race Swap: Yes
Overview
Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values, particularly its celebration of female agency, explicit exploration of queer relationships, and deconstruction of traditional family structures through a camp aesthetic, which collectively champion individual desires over conventional morality.
The movie features visible racial diversity within its ensemble cast, with one of the eight central characters being a Black woman. Narratively, while it explores complex female relationships and portrays the male patriarch negatively, these elements serve the mystery and character development rather than presenting an explicit, central critique of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film "8 Women" offers a largely positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes. It features characters with same-sex attractions and relationships, presenting them as genuine and integral to their identities. The narrative explores diverse forms of love and desire without judgment, contributing to an affirming and complex depiction within its campy, theatrical framework.
The character Madame Chanel, the housekeeper, who would have been implicitly white in the original 1958 French play, is portrayed by a Black actress in the 2002 film adaptation.
The film "8 Women" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its plot centers on a group of cisgender women investigating a murder, with the narrative exclusively exploring their interpersonal dynamics and secrets within that context.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "8 Women" is an adaptation of a 1958 play, both featuring eight distinct female characters. The film maintains the original gender of all characters from the source material, with no character established as one gender in the play being portrayed as a different gender on screen.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.9
Critic Ratings
7.9
6.4
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