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The Spy Who Dumped Me

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Representation Score

5.8/10

Fair

2018

R

Director

Susanna Fogel

Runtime

117 minutes

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The film stands out by disrupting traditional action-adventure genres by focusing on female leadership. By placing women in roles traditionally held by men, it challenges conventional expectations. However, it lacks diversity in its core cast, particularly in terms of racial, sexual, and physical identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Spy Who Dumped Me have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The story focuses solely on heterosexual relationships. There are no queer perspectives or non-cisgender identities among the main characters.

How does The Spy Who Dumped Me portray gender?

Excellent

The film challenges traditional gender roles by putting two women in high-stakes espionage positions. It highlights their intelligence and physical abilities, breaking away from the typical damsel in distress stereotype.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Spy Who Dumped Me?

Limited

The cast is predominantly white and centered around an Anglo-centric social circle. Despite being set internationally, the demographic makeup follows traditional Hollywood patterns.

How does The Spy Who Dumped Me represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film operates within a modern Western framework. It promotes social non-conformity by showing the protagonists' defiance of authority as empowering.

Does The Spy Who Dumped Me include disability representation?

Limited

The story does not address neurodivergence or physical disabilities. There are no characters representing these identities in the main cast or storylines.

Present on Screen

  • Challenges traditional gender stereotypes by highlighting female leadership in an action setting.
  • Highlights the intellectual and physical capabilities of its two main female protagonists.
  • Avoids the damsel in distress cliché by having characters drive the plot themselves.

Limited or Absent

  • Fails to include diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in the main cast.
  • Lacks representation for LGBTQ+ identities and perspectives.
  • Does not feature characters with neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A couple of thirtysomething best friends unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

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