7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
20th Century Women (2016)
20th Century Women (2016)
Overview
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film explores themes of feminism, evolving gender roles, and unconventional family structures through the experiences of women raising a teenage boy in the late 1970s. Its empathetic portrayal of characters navigating these social shifts aligns with progressive values.
The film features a traditional cast. Its narrative explores themes of feminism and masculinity within a specific historical context but does not explicitly critique traditional identities.
Secondary
The film includes William, a gay handyman, as a supportive and integrated character within the central household. His sexuality is present as a facet of his identity but remains incidental to the main narrative, neither uplifting nor denigrating. The portrayal is neutral, avoiding strong positive or negative arcs.
The film portrays a strongly progressive view of family, centering on a single mother who builds a chosen family to raise her son, normalizing alternative structures and fluid gender roles.
The film '20th Century Women' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a single mother, her son, and two other women navigating life and identity in 1979 Santa Barbara, without engaging with transsexual experiences or storylines.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, prior adaptations, or historical figures whose gender could have been altered.
The film "20th Century Women" is an original story, not an adaptation of pre-existing material or a biopic of historical figures. Its characters were created for this film, establishing no prior canonical or historical race to be altered. Therefore, no race swaps occur.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.3
Critic Ratings
8.8
8.3
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