7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Saint Maud (2020)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.7
Overview
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Overview
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores religious fanaticism and mental health decline through a psychological horror lens, focusing on individual delusion and isolation rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies or offering a politically charged solution.
The movie features a cast that includes some visible diversity in supporting roles, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. Its narrative focuses on psychological horror and does not explicitly critique traditional identities or make DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film features a lesbian character whose identity is presented factually without judgment, though her life is marked by illness. The protagonist's intense attachments, potentially queer, are part of her descent into delusion and tragedy, but her sexuality is not the narrative's focus or cause of her issues. The overall portrayal is incidental, neither affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ themes.
The film portrays Christianity through the lens of Maud's extreme, isolated, and increasingly delusional faith. It depicts her piety as intertwined with mental illness, leading to self-harm, obsessive behavior, and a horrific climax, without offering a counterbalancing positive or nuanced portrayal of the religion within the narrative.
The film "Saint Maud" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on religious fanaticism and psychological decline, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Saint Maud is an original film with characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.
Saint Maud is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or established canon from which character races could be swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.6
Critic Ratings
9.2
8.3
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