8.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Mad Men (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.7
Overview
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Positive
Overview
Set in 1960-1970 New York, this sexy, stylized and provocative drama follows the lives of the ruthlessly competitive men and women of Madison Avenue advertising.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
Mad Men consistently critiques the systemic sexism, racism, and corporate manipulation prevalent in 1960s American society, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values by exploring the struggles of individuals against oppressive social norms.
The series primarily features a traditional cast reflecting its 1960s setting, without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. However, its narrative offers a strong and central critique of traditional identities and societal structures, particularly regarding gender roles and the male-dominated corporate world of the era.
Secondary
Mad Men portrays LGBTQ+ themes primarily through Sal Romano, a closeted gay character whose career is destroyed due to societal homophobia. While his arc is tragic, the show's empathetic and complex depiction critiques the era's prejudice, framing obstacles as external forces and implicitly affirming the worth of queer identity despite the character's suffering.
The show consistently highlights the hypocrisy, social rigidity, and personal repression associated with Christian institutions and cultural norms of the era, often portraying characters' struggles within or against these frameworks without offering significant narrative counterpoints affirming the faith's positive aspects.
Jewish characters are often portrayed with intelligence, integrity, and depth, and their experiences are used to highlight and critique the prevailing antisemitism and social prejudices of the 1960s advertising world.
Mad Men, set in the 1960s, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. The narrative primarily focuses on gender roles, sexism, and identity within a cisgender context of the era, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Mad Men is an original television series featuring characters created specifically for the show. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.
Mad Men is an original television series, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic. All characters were created for the show, meaning there are no established legacy or historical characters whose race could have been altered from a prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.7
8.1
Critic Ratings
9.4
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