4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Being Charlie (2016)
Being Charlie (2016)
Overview
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he's given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily focuses on the personal journey of a young man struggling with addiction and family issues, emphasizing individual responsibility for recovery within a therapeutic setting, without promoting a specific political ideology or critiquing broader societal structures.
The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, including a prominent Black actor, but its lead role is a white male. The narrative primarily focuses on the personal journey of its protagonist without explicitly centering DEI themes or critiquing traditional identities.
Secondary
The film "Being Charlie" focuses on a troubled teenager's struggles with addiction and family dynamics within a rehabilitation setting. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, nor are there any plot points or character arcs related to queer identity.
There is currently not enough information available to assess the film's portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. The provided movie details and additional web search information do not contain any references to such content, making it impossible to determine if any depictions exist or to evaluate their nature.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Being Charlie is an original film, not an adaptation or a biopic. All characters were created for this specific movie, meaning there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been swapped.
Being Charlie is an original film from 2015, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic. All characters were created specifically for this movie, meaning there are no pre-established canonical or historical racial identities to be altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.2
Critic Ratings
2.3
4.7
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