Drama, Comedy  •  2010  •  88 min

Boy (2010)

Boy poster

Boy (2010)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Leans Traditional

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

Boy, an 11-year-old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years ago.


Starring Cast

James Rolleston  •   Te Aho Eketone-Whitu  •   Taika Waititi


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: Medium

The film's dominant themes, while part of a broader personal narrative, align with progressive values by centering the lived experience of a marginalized indigenous community and implicitly highlighting socio-economic disparities.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features a predominantly Māori cast, authentically representing its cultural setting and story without explicitly recasting traditional roles. Its narrative explores themes of family and identity within this community, focusing on personal and socio-economic challenges rather than offering a broad critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: Medium

The film portrays a family unit grappling with an absent father, highlighting the resilience of children and the crucial, positive role of a respected grandmother and extended community in providing stability, implicitly valuing these traditional anchors amidst non-traditional circumstances.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Boy' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a young boy's coming-of-age in rural New Zealand and his complex relationship with his returning father, exploring themes of family, imagination, and disillusionment without incorporating elements of queer identity or experience.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'Boy' does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or explore transsexual themes. The narrative centers on an 11-year-old Māori boy's relationship with his estranged father and his younger brother in rural New Zealand, focusing on family dynamics, childhood imagination, and cultural identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Boy" is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, previous adaptations, or historical records whose gender was altered for this film.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Boy" is an original story with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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8.8
Metacritic logo
7.0

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