The Handmaid's Tale
In a dystopian, polluted right-wing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.
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Is "The Handmaid's Tale" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "The Handmaid's Tale" is "Moderate" (35/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. One example of the evidence behind this reading: “Kate é uma jovem treinada para ser concubina, sendo forçada a manter relações sexuais com um comandante, na esperança de que engravide.” (Kate é treinada para atuar como concubina e forçada a manter relações sexuais ritualizadas com um comandante para fins reprodutivos.). See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
See the per-axis breakdownDoes "The Handmaid's Tale" have woke/ideological content?
In ValorScore's editorial reading, "The Handmaid's Tale" has ideological presence rated "Extreme". This is editorial opinion, not a verdict — see the axes and their evidence in the breakdown below. The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 33/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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Per-axis score breakdown
Axes on a 0–10 scale (the score at the top of the page runs 0 to 100).
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Ideological reading (editorial opinion)
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