5.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bad Hair (2021)
Bad Hair (2021)
Overview
In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HuluRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Viewer Rating
5.9
Overview
In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
HuluDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film explicitly critiques Eurocentric beauty standards, corporate exploitation, and the systemic pressures faced by Black women, using horror as a metaphor for the insidious nature of these societal forces. Its central thesis promotes progressive ideology by highlighting systemic issues and identity politics.
The movie features a diverse, predominantly Black cast, centering its narrative on the experiences of Black women. It explicitly critiques societal beauty standards, corporate exploitation, and historical pressures, making DEI themes central to its story.
Secondary
The film 'Bad Hair' does not appear to feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a young woman's experience with a sentient weave and explores satire and horror related to race, beauty standards, and corporate culture.
The film 'Bad Hair' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a supernatural weave and its impact on the protagonist within the context of Black hair culture and corporate exploitation, without engaging with transgender identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bad Hair (2021) is an original horror-comedy film featuring new characters. There is no evidence of source material, previous installments, or historical figures from which characters' genders could have been swapped.
The film "Bad Hair" is an original horror-comedy from 2021. There is no indication of prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters whose race would have been established before this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.7
Critic Ratings
6.2
6.0
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