6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Overview
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, Calvin slowly begins to see his father's vision and legacy and struggles with the notion that he just sold it out.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film champions the value of small business, individual responsibility, and community self-reliance as the primary solutions to local challenges. While acknowledging issues like gentrification, its narrative emphasizes internal strength and local enterprise over systemic critiques or external intervention.
The movie 'Barbershop' features a diverse, predominantly Black cast, reflecting its setting within a specific community rather than through explicit race-swapping of traditional roles. Its narrative celebrates this community and explores its dynamics without explicitly critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film features Ricky, a flamboyant character whose perceived effeminacy and sexuality are consistently used as a source of comedic ridicule by other characters. This portrayal leans into harmful stereotypes, presenting his identity primarily as a punchline without significant counterbalance or critique, resulting in a problematic net impact.
The film portrays Christian-aligned values such as community, morality, and personal responsibility as foundational to the barbershop's positive environment and the characters' growth. While individual characters have flaws, the narrative affirms these values.
The film "Barbershop" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the daily lives and interactions of the barbers and customers in a South Side Chicago barbershop, exploring community, entrepreneurship, and local issues without addressing gender identity or transsexual experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Barbershop (2002) is an original film and not an adaptation of pre-existing material with established characters. All characters introduced in this movie are new and original to its narrative, therefore no gender swaps occurred.
Barbershop (2002) is an original film and the first installment in its franchise. All characters introduced are new and do not have prior canonical or historical racial depictions to be compared against. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.4
Critic Ratings
8.2
6.6
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