4.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
After (2019)
After (2019)
Overview
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.3
Overview
Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is a romantic drama centered on individual relationships and personal growth, with its core subject matter and the nature of its problems and solutions remaining apolitical, thus not aligning with any specific political ideology.
The film 'After' demonstrates significant diversity through its casting choices, notably by recasting several traditionally white roles with minority actors, including Black and Biracial individuals, and also features a gender-swapped character. However, the narrative itself maintains a neutral stance, focusing on its core romantic drama without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film adaptation of "After" features several characters, including Landon Gibson, Karen Scott, and Steph Jones, who were canonically depicted as white in the source novels but are portrayed by actors of different races in the movie.
The film 'After' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The entire plot is centered on a heterosexual romantic relationship, resulting in no portrayal of queer identity within the narrative.
The film "After" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is solely centered on a heterosexual romance, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "After" (2019) is an adaptation of Anna Todd's novel. All major characters retain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender on screen.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.3
7.1
Critic Ratings
1.8
3.0
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