
Ocean's Eight
2018

Representation Score
Good
2019
PG-13Director
Chris Addison
Runtime
94 minutes
Average Rating
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The film stands out by challenging traditional gender roles. By placing women as the main drivers of deception, it effectively counters the stereotype of male dominance in this genre. However, this progress is limited by a lack of diverse representation. The film focuses primarily on a homogeneous demographic, which restricts its overall impact. Overall, the film provides a nuanced approach to character motivations through moral relativism, but its narrow demographic focus prevents a higher score.
Category Breakdown
The film lacks significant LGBTQ+ characters or stories that go beyond assuming everyone is straight. Romantic relationships and storylines follow traditional heterosexual norms without intentionally including queer themes.
The film centers on two female protagonists who play a major role in driving the story. They use intelligence and manipulation to take control of their environment.
The film features a mostly white, Anglo-Saxon cast. While it avoids harmful stereotypes, there is no intentionality around diverse ethnic identities or casting actors from different backgrounds.
The film presents fraudulent behavior as a source of humor. It questions the idea of inherent goodness through situational ethics, but does not fully address capitalist critiques.
There is no visible or invisible disability represented in the film. The story does not use disability as a narrative device or include neurodivergent perspectives.
Present on Screen
Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Two female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, compete to swindle a naïve tech prodigy out of his fortune. A remake of the 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels."

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