7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama • 2024 • 93 min
Backspot (2024)
Backspot (2024)
Overview
Riley, a mid-level cheerleader, lands on the All-Star squad, Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her crippling anxiety, her relationship with her girlfriend, and her desperate need for approval from her new coach.
Starring Cast
Devery Jacobs • Evan Rachel Wood • Kudakwashe Rutendo
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Not Rated
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Riley, a mid-level cheerleader, lands on the All-Star squad, Thunderhawks. With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her crippling anxiety, her relationship with her girlfriend, and her desperate need for approval from her new coach.
Starring Cast
Devery Jacobs • Evan Rachel Wood • Kudakwashe Rutendo
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Not Rated
The film's thematic content and narrative focus are not discernible from available public information, preventing an assessment of its political leanings.
Diversity: High
Confidence: High
The film features a diverse cast with prominent Indigenous and Black actresses. Its narrative, a queer cheerleading drama, explicitly centers on LGBTQ+ experiences, challenging traditional norms and narratives.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: Medium
Backspot centers on Riley, a competitive cheerleader, and her relationship with her girlfriend, Amanda. The film portrays their queer relationship with dignity and complexity, integrating it naturally into Riley's personal journey and ambitions. The narrative affirms LGBTQ+ lives and love, depicting the relationship as a supportive and integral part of the protagonist's identity without external conflict or prejudice.
Trans: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Backspot is an original film featuring newly created characters. There is no prior established source material, historical basis, or previous installments for its characters. Consequently, no instances of a character's gender being changed from a previously defined portrayal are present.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Backspot is an original production without pre-existing source material or established characters. The film does not feature any characters whose race was previously defined in prior canon or historical records, thus no instances of race swapping occur.
Family Values: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.8
Critic Ratings
8.7
7.4
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