7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
American Honey (2016)
American Honey (2016)
Overview
A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
A restless teenager escapes her troubled home and joins a traveling crew of young drifters selling magazines across the American Midwest. Immersed in a world of reckless partying, risky hustles, and fleeting romances, she searches for freedom and belonging on the open road.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's dominant themes align with progressive values through its empathetic portrayal of marginalized youth, its implicit critique of economic exploitation, and its focus on the human cost of poverty and lack of opportunity in contemporary America.
American Honey features a visibly diverse cast, including a biracial lead, which reflects the varied backgrounds of its transient characters. The narrative focuses on the experiences of marginalized youth without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on specific DEI themes.
Secondary
American Honey does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the experiences of a young woman named Star as she joins a transient magazine sales crew, exploring themes of youth, freedom, and poverty.
The film 'American Honey' does not feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative centers on a young woman's journey with a traveling sales crew, exploring themes of youth, freedom, and poverty, without engaging with transgender identities or issues.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
American Honey is an original film featuring new characters created for the movie. It is not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot of existing material, therefore no characters have a pre-established gender to be swapped.
American Honey is an original film from 2016, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. The characters were created for this specific film, meaning there is no prior canonical or historical race to compare against for a race swap determination.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.9
8.0
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