7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Affair (2014)
The Affair (2014)
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
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer 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
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central subject, the Holocaust and Nazi tyranny, represents a universal condemnation of evil. Its narrative focuses on individual survival, resistance, and human connection within this historical context, rather than promoting a specific contemporary political ideology or solution.
The series features a diverse supporting cast that expands over its run, though its initial core characters are traditionally cast. The narrative explores complex relationships and individual character flaws without explicitly critiquing traditional identities through a DEI lens.
Secondary
The Affair features multiple LGBTQ+ characters and relationships, notably Helen's and Whitney's, which are depicted with dignity and complexity as integral to their personal journeys. While some encounters are framed within characters' struggles, the overall portrayal is validating, treating queer identities and relationships as authentic and multifaceted aspects of life.
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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