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Brüno (2009)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.9
Brüno poster

Overview

Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.


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Bias Dimensions

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Islam: Positive
Judaism: Positive

Overview

Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Brüno explicitly promotes progressive ideology by using satirical humor to expose and ridicule homophobia, religious intolerance, and the superficiality of celebrity culture, thereby advocating for greater acceptance and challenging societal prejudices.

The movie features visible diversity through its mockumentary format, though without explicit DEI-driven casting for fictional roles. Its narrative, however, strongly critiques traditional identities, particularly masculinity and heteronormativity, by portraying associated prejudices in a negative light.

Secondary

The film "Brüno" presents its central gay character as an extreme caricature, using his flamboyant identity and stereotypical traits as the primary source of shock humor and mockery. While attempting to satirize homophobia by exposing the prejudices of others, the film's depiction of queer identity itself is largely problematic, relying on exaggeration and ridicule rather than affirmation or dignity.

The film uses Brüno's outrageous character to satirize homophobia and hypocrisy often expressed by individuals claiming Christian faith. By exposing and ridiculing this bigotry, the narrative implicitly affirms a more tolerant view and positions the audience to sympathize with those targeted by prejudice.

The film employs satire to expose Islamophobia and prejudice, especially during Brüno's attempts to mediate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. By ridiculing bigoted viewpoints, the narrative positions the audience to condemn such prejudice and affirm the dignity of Muslim people.

Through Brüno's interactions, the film satirizes antisemitism and prejudice, particularly in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The narrative's intent is to expose and condemn bigotry, thereby affirming the dignity of Jewish people.

The film "Brüno" does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its satirical narrative primarily focuses on celebrity culture, homophobia, and the fashion industry, without engaging with transsexual identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Brüno" features original characters created for the movie and its preceding show, or real individuals. It does not adapt any pre-existing characters from source material, history, or prior installments with established genders. Therefore, no gender swaps occur.

Brüno is an original character created by Sacha Baron Cohen, consistently portrayed by him as a white Austrian. The film does not adapt any prior material with established characters of a different race, nor does it feature historical figures or legacy characters that undergo a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.9
The Movie Database logo
5.6

Critic Ratings

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6.8
Metacritic logo
5.4

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