7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Masters of Sex (2013)
Masters of Sex (2013)
Overview
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
William Masters and Virginia Johnson are real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a midwestern teaching hospital to the cover of Time magazine and multiple appearances on Johnny Carson's couch. He is a brilliant scientist out of touch with his own feelings, and she is a single working mother ahead of her time. The series chronicles their unusual lives, romance, and unlikely pop culture trajectory.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The series' central thesis explicitly promotes the progressive ideology of challenging societal sexual taboos through scientific inquiry and open discussion, advocating for sexual liberation and understanding over traditional moral repression.
The series features visible diversity in its cast, consistent with its historical setting, without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative subtly critiques traditional gender roles and societal norms of the era, exploring the complexities of its characters and their challenges within a changing social landscape.
Secondary
The show "Masters of Sex" includes several LGBTQ+ characters whose journeys are depicted with empathy and complexity. It portrays the significant societal challenges and prejudices faced by gay and lesbian individuals in the mid-20th century, while affirming the dignity and worth of their identities and relationships.
Masters of Sex features Frances, a transsexual woman, whose character is portrayed with dignity and complexity. The show explores her identity and the challenges she faces due to societal prejudice and the medical community's limited understanding of the era. The narrative approaches her story with empathy, framing obstacles as external and affirming the validity of her experience within the context of human sexuality research.
The show consistently portrays the prevailing Christian morality of the era as a significant obstacle to human understanding and well-being, often leading to personal suffering, societal repression regarding sex, and resistance to scientific progress.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The show is a historical drama based on the real lives of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who are portrayed with their documented historical genders. There are no instances of historically established characters being depicted with a different gender.
The show is a historical drama based on real individuals, William Masters and Virginia Johnson, who were historically white. The main and supporting characters, both historical and fictionalized, are consistently portrayed by actors of the same race as their real-life counterparts or as established within the show's context.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.1
Critic Ratings
8.4
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