7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Affair (2014)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.8
Overview
The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
The emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah, a New York City schoolteacher and budding novelist with a wife of twenty years and four children and Alison, a young waitress and wife from Montauk at the end of Long Island, trying to piece her life back together in the wake of a tragedy.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's core subject matter, the Holocaust and the struggle against Nazi tyranny, inherently critiques extreme right-wing totalitarianism and champions human dignity and resistance against systemic oppression, aligning with foundational progressive values.
The movie features a cast predominantly of white European actors, aligning with its 1950s Czechoslovakian setting, without evident intentional DEI-driven casting. The narrative centers on a heterosexual affair and political upheaval, framing traditional identities neutrally rather than offering explicit critique.
Secondary
The Affair portrays LGBTQ+ characters, notably Helen and Whitney Solloway, whose relationships are explored with dignity and complexity. Their queer identities are integrated into their character arcs without sensationalism or negative framing. The series treats these relationships with the same dramatic depth and realism as its heterosexual counterparts, affirming their validity and emotional significance.
The Affair centers on the complex relationships and personal dramas of its cisgender protagonists. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Affair is an original drama series from 2014, not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or a historical account. All characters were created for the show, therefore no character's gender could have been swapped from a prior established canon.
The Affair is an original television series, meaning its characters were created for the show without prior canonical or historical racial depictions. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped from established source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
6.7
Critic Ratings
8.5
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