Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "i don't think it's a history lesson, I think it's a character study with violence, with action, with everything you got" 1. Its director stated on the record that "napoleon is a man I've always been fascinated by, He came out of nowhere to rule everything — but all the while he was waging a romantic war with his adulterou…" 2. Its director stated on the record that "what was most telling were the letters of Bonaparte to Josephine, because I wanted the centerpiece of the story not to be just about battles, but about this Ac…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Middle Eastern and mixed-heritage and below it for White and Hispanic 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "I don't think it's a history lesson. I think it's a character study with violence, with action, with everything you got."CBS News, November 26, 2023 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "Napoleon is a man I've always been fascinated by. He came out of nowhere to rule everything — but all the while he was waging a romantic war with his adulterous wife Josephine. He conquered the world…"Deadline, November 2023 source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "What was most telling were the letters of Bonaparte to Josephine, because I wanted the centerpiece of the story not to be just about battles, but about this Achilles' heel towards this woman."CBS News, November 26, 2023 source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Middle Eastern 78, mixed-heritage 76, White 14, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Age: 73 — strongly mature-audience
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Advocacy Over Time in War
The average advocacy score of War titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | 0 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| This title (2023) | 9 | 1 |
● This title (2023): advocacy 9 · explore War →
Cast & Crew
Ridley Scott (director) · Mohamed Atbir (director)