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The Menu (2022)

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.6
The Menu poster

Overview

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Bias Dimensions

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral

Overview

A young couple travels to a remote island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Hulu logoHulu
Paramount+ logoParamount+
YouTube logoYouTube
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film offers a scathing, satirical critique of the wealthy elite, consumerism, and the commodification of art, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values regarding class and economic justice.

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, but its casting choices do not appear to involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative critiques elitism and consumerism, with negative portrayals tied to character behavior and class rather than specific traditional identities.

Secondary

The film features a minor character, Soren, whose queer identity is briefly mentioned as part of his personal background. This detail is incidental to the plot and his character's arc, neither uplifting nor denigrating his identity. The portrayal is neutral, as it avoids strong positive or negative arcs related to LGBTQ+ themes.

The film 'The Menu' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story primarily focuses on a dark satire of haute cuisine and class dynamics, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The Menu is an original film with characters created specifically for this story. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could be canonically established and then altered.

The Menu is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus precluding any race swaps.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.6

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.8
Metacritic logo
7.1

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