6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Akron (2015)
Akron (2015)
Overview
Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
Benny, a college freshman at the University of Akron, Ohio meets and falls for fellow freshman Christopher at a football game. With the support of their families and friends they embark on a new relationship. But a tragic event in the past involving their mothers soon comes to light and threatens to tear them apart.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is rated as left-leaning due to its central narrative positively normalizing a gay romantic relationship, a theme strongly aligned with progressive values of LGBTQ+ acceptance and visibility.
The movie features a central gay romance and includes a Hispanic lead actor, showcasing visible diversity in its main characters. The narrative focuses on the personal story of love and family reconciliation, rather than explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes overtly central to its broader message.
Secondary
Akron, 2015, centers on a tender romance between two college men, Benny and Christopher. The film portrays their relationship with dignity and complexity, focusing on their love and the external challenges posed by their families' shared past. It affirms the worth of their queer love and explores themes of acceptance, presenting a largely positive and empathetic depiction.
The film portrays Christian characters, particularly Christopher and his family, with depth and empathy as they grapple with immense grief and the challenging process of forgiveness. Their faith is shown as a source of both struggle and eventual healing, without being depicted negatively.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Akron (2015) is an original film without specified source material or pre-existing characters. Therefore, no characters are established as having a different canonical or historical gender prior to this film's portrayal.
Akron, 2015 appears to be an original film, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. Therefore, its characters do not have a pre-established canonical or historical race to be swapped from.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
7.2
Critic Ratings
5.0
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