Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy poster

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. Back to work and on the apps, she's pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son's science teacher.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film receives a neutral rating because its political themes are explicitly described as superficial and comedic, reflecting a lack of substantive engagement with any particular ideology, and its core conflict is personal rather than political.

The movie features visible racial diversity in its cast, including a prominent role played by Chiwetel Ejiofor. The narrative centers on contemporary personal and family dynamics, exploring themes of widowhood and single motherhood, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.

Secondary

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy portrays the LGBTQ community positively, primarily through Bridget's gay friend Tom. The film highlights an enduring, valued friendship, consciously evolving from past problematic depictions. It integrates LGBTQ+ characters naturally into the narrative, reflecting modern sensibilities and avoiding stereotypes or conflict based on sexual orientation.

Based on the available information, there is insufficient data to evaluate the film's portrayal of transsexual characters or themes. Current plot summaries and critical reception do not discuss transgender representation, making it impossible to determine any net impact or provide an example of a character arc or story plot.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

No information indicates that any canonically established character from the Bridget Jones series will be portrayed as a different gender in this film. The provided data explicitly states no gender swapping details were found.

The film is a sequel in an established franchise. No information has been found to indicate that any canonically established character from the Bridget Jones series, whose race was clear in prior installments or source material, has been portrayed by an actor of a different race in this film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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8.8
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7.2

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