3.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Canary Black (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.4
Overview
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Low
Trans: Negative
Female Combat: Yes
Overview
Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing ultra-capitalism, oligarchy, and the moral ambiguities and internal conspiracies within intelligence agencies, which aligns with a systemic critique of power structures.
The film features a primarily white main cast without explicit emphasis on racial or ethnic diversity or intentional race/gender swaps for traditional roles. The narrative does not foreground social diversity themes or offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities beyond its geopolitical context.
Secondary
Canary Black features trans women as strong, empowered fighters against bigotry, highlighting their resilience. However, this positive depiction is significantly undermined by the film's reinforcement of the harmful trope that trans women are 'really just men,' which misgenders and invalidates authentic trans identities, leading to a net negative portrayal.
The film features Avery Graves, a highly capable CIA agent, who is depicted winning multiple close-quarters physical fights against male opponents. Her combat skills include hand-to-hand techniques and melee weapon use.
Based on available information, 'Canary Black' does not feature identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on espionage and action, with no explicit representation of queer identities, despite potential confusion with other media featuring a similarly named character.
The film features an original female lead character, Avery Graves, in a genre often male-dominated. There is no indication that any character in 'Canary Black' was canonically, historically, or widely established as a different gender in source material before being portrayed on screen.
The film "Canary Black" features original characters with no prior established racial identities from source material or history. The provided information explicitly states there is no indication of race-swapping, as characters remain consistent with their original racial portrayals within the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.4
6.2
Critic Ratings
1.8
N/A
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