6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Overview
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily explores apolitical themes of a mother-daughter relationship, personal identity, and individual ambition, without advocating for or critiquing specific political ideologies or systems.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on a character-driven drama, and it does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center strong DEI themes.
Secondary
The film portrays a Jewish family through a Shabbat dinner scene, emphasizing warmth, tradition, and community. Ann, an outsider, is welcomed respectfully, presenting a positive and affirming view of the faith's cultural and familial aspects.
The film "Anywhere but Here" does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is exclusively centered on the dynamic between a mother and her teenage daughter as they navigate a new life in Beverly Hills. Consequently, there is no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate within the film's content.
The film "Anywhere but Here" does not appear to feature any transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the strained relationship between a mother and daughter as they navigate life changes, with no elements related to transgender identity present in plot summaries or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Anywhere but Here" is an adaptation of Mona Simpson's novel. The main characters, Adele and Ann August, as well as supporting characters, maintain their established genders from the source material in the film adaptation.
The film "Anywhere but Here" (1999) is an adaptation of a novel. The main characters, Adele and Ann August, are portrayed by white actresses Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman, consistent with their depiction in the source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one race being portrayed as another were found.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.1
Critic Ratings
6.4
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