4.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
About My Father (2023)
About My Father (2023)
Overview
Encouraged by his girlfriend Ellie, Sebastian and his Italian immigrant father, Salvo, spend the 4th of July weekend with her wealthy and exceedingly eccentric family. The gathering soon develops into a culture clash, allowing father and son to discover the true meaning of family.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
4.9
Overview
Encouraged by his girlfriend Ellie, Sebastian and his Italian immigrant father, Salvo, spend the 4th of July weekend with her wealthy and exceedingly eccentric family. The gathering soon develops into a culture clash, allowing father and son to discover the true meaning of family.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film champions traditional values of hard work, family loyalty, and self-reliance as the solution to cultural and generational conflicts, aligning with conservative cultural narratives while avoiding engagement with progressive social issues.
The movie explores Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion primarily through cultural and class differences between an Italian immigrant family and a wealthy Anglo-American family, using humor and stereotypes to highlight these distinctions. Its casting is traditional, focusing on white ethnic groups, and its narrative offers a subtle, comedic critique of class and cultural clashes rather than a strong, explicit negative portrayal of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film "About My Father" does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on family dynamics and cultural differences, with no depiction or mention of the LGBTQ+ community in the available plot descriptions.
The film *About My Father* (2023) does not include any prominent or identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Available information and reviews for the movie do not mention any depiction of the trans community, indicating an absence of such content within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is loosely based on the lives of Sebastian Maniscalco and his family. A thorough review indicates no characters' on-screen genders differ from their established genders in the real-life individuals they are based on or the film's source material. All portrayals align with the original genders.
The film's characters, including Sebastian and Salvo, are portrayed by actors whose ethnic backgrounds (Italian-American) align with their characters' established Sicilian-American identities. Other characters also align with their descriptions, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.1
Critic Ratings
3.7
3.9
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