5.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bad News Bears (2005)
Bad News Bears (2005)
Overview
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Race Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.7
Overview
Morris Buttermaker is a burned-out minor league baseball player who loves to drink and can't keep his hands to himself. His long-suffering lawyer arranges for him to manage a local Little League team, and Buttermaker soon finds himself the head of a rag-tag group of misfit players. Through unconventional team-building exercises and his offbeat coaching style, Buttermaker helps his hapless Bears prepare to meet their rivals, the Yankees.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film critiques the excesses of adult-driven, win-at-all-costs youth sports culture while simultaneously celebrating individual effort, team spirit, and the fundamental joy of playing, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features visible diversity within its ensemble cast, particularly among the youth baseball team, which reflects a natural urban environment. However, it does not engage in explicit re-casting of traditionally white roles for its main characters. The narrative primarily focuses on themes of sportsmanship and personal growth, without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities.
Secondary
The character Engelberg, portrayed by a white actor in the 1976 original film, is played by a Black actor in the 2005 remake, constituting a race swap.
Richard Linklater's 'Bad News Bears' does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on a misfit Little League baseball team, their coach, and the challenges of competition and personal growth, without addressing queer identity in any capacity.
The film "Bad News Bears" (2005) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on a little league baseball team and its coach, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2005 film is a remake of the 1976 original. All major characters, including the coach, the star pitcher, and the team members, retain their established genders from the prior installment. No character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
5.8
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4.8
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