8.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Anora (2024)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.2
Overview
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Neutral
Trans: Positive
Overview
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic exploitation, class struggle, and the dehumanizing effects of capitalism and extreme income inequality.
The movie features a diverse cast centered on immigrant identities and the sex work community, portraying these experiences with nuance and respect. Its narrative provides a layered social commentary, critically examining immigrant struggles, class dynamics, and the power structures of the elite.
Secondary
Anora features subtle LGBTQ+ elements through Vanya's characterization, hinting at non-normative sexual preferences. However, these are not central to the narrative, which focuses on a heteronormative relationship. The portrayal is incidental, neither affirming nor denigrating, resulting in a neutral net impact.
Anora offers a deeply humanizing and respectful portrayal of transsexual characters, particularly through its central figure, Anora. The film depicts her with dignity, complexity, and agency, avoiding stereotypes, pity, or sensationalism. It integrates her trans identity naturally into her story, emphasizing her personality and resilience within the context of sex work.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Anora" is an original production featuring new characters, including the titular lead. There is no indication of source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' genders could have been altered, thus precluding any gender swaps.
The film "Anora" features original characters and is not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot of pre-existing material. Therefore, there are no established characters whose race could have been altered from a prior depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.1
Critic Ratings
9.3
9.1
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