7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Crime Is Mine (2023)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.5
Overview
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Overview
In 1930s Paris, Madeleine, a pretty, young, penniless, and talentless actress, is accused of murdering a famous producer. Helped by her best friend, Pauline, a young, unemployed lawyer, she is acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. A new life of fame and success begins, until the truth comes out.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive feminist ideology, critiquing patriarchal and social inequalities and foregrounding women's emancipation and empowerment within a historically charged setting.
The movie explores themes of gender, power dynamics, and class disparities, offering a satirical critique of patriarchal norms and male exploitation in 1930s Paris. While its casting reflects the predominantly white context of its setting, the narrative strongly highlights women's empowerment and challenges traditional societal structures.
Secondary
The Crime Is Mine subtly but explicitly portrays lesbian subtext and queer desire through the deep bond and romantic tension between its female leads. The film affirms their connection, loyalty, and emotional complexity, avoiding stereotypes. It highlights themes of unrequited love and queer desire within a 1930s setting, aligning with feminist and queer perspectives.
The film portrays Emilia Pérez's transsexual identity as central to a complex narrative of personal transformation and identity. It depicts her gender-affirming surgery and life as a woman with dignity, focusing on her journey to reconcile her past with her authentic self. While some criticism exists, the depiction avoids sensationalism and harmful stereotypes, emphasizing her agency and the external challenges she faces.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of a 1934 play. Based on available information, no characters in the 2023 film "The Crime Is Mine" have an on-screen gender that differs from their established gender in the original source material.
The provided information states that the characters' races were not explicitly detailed in the source material. The casting aligns with the film's 1930s Paris setting, and any ethnic differences (such as the inspiration from Sarah Bernhardt) fall within the same broader racial category, which is excluded by the definition of a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.5
Critic Ratings
9.8
7.4
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