5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
A Girl Like Him (2025)
A Girl Like Him (2025)
Overview
In a small, close-knit town, lifelong best friends Justin and Lennon (or Lena) each harbor deep secrets. As the school year begins, the arrival of a new student helps Lennon explore their identity, while Justin’s hidden feelings for their friend intensify, driving tension and conflict. Over one summer, their bonds are tested, leading to emotional and potentially destructive confrontations, as friendship, love, and self-discovery collide.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.2
Overview
In a small, close-knit town, lifelong best friends Justin and Lennon (or Lena) each harbor deep secrets. As the school year begins, the arrival of a new student helps Lennon explore their identity, while Justin’s hidden feelings for their friend intensify, driving tension and conflict. Over one summer, their bonds are tested, leading to emotional and potentially destructive confrontations, as friendship, love, and self-discovery collide.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly centers on a non-binary teenager's journey of self-discovery and coming out, championing the affirmation of their identity. It explores the complexities of embracing one's true self, even when it challenges existing relationships and societal expectations.
The film centers on a teenager's journey of self-discovery and identity exploration, which creates tension with a lifelong friend resistant to change. The narrative explores themes of embracing one's true self, even when it means leaving behind past expectations and relationships.
Secondary
A Girl Like Him is a coming-of-age drama centered on Lennon, a non-binary teenager in a small town. The film explores Lennon's journey of self-discovery, coming out, and finding their voice, aided by a new student. While friendships are tested by these changes, the narrative offers an affirming portrayal of queer identity and the complexities of navigating love and self-acceptance.
A Girl Like Him is a coming-of-age drama centered on a non-binary teenager navigating identity, love, and friendship in a small town. The narrative explores the protagonist's journey of self-discovery and finding their unique voice, even as it tests lifelong bonds. The film portrays the complexities of embracing one's true self, framing external challenges as part of this personal evolution.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film features original characters, including a non-binary teenager. A gender swap is defined as a character's gender differing from their established gender in prior source material or historical record. Since these are new characters created for this film, there is no pre-existing canonical gender to swap from.
The film features original characters and is not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. Therefore, no characters are established as a different race from a prior canon or historical record.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
4.0
Critic Ratings
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