Comedy  •  2026  •  93 min  •  Adults (18+)

Busboys (2026)

Busboys poster

Busboys (2026)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
4.5

Overview

Busboys is a 2026 R-rated buddy comedy starring David Spade and Theo Von as two dim-witted friends convinced that restaurant work is the key to turning their lives around. The premise is low-stakes and deliberately dumb, which is more or less the point. The Leans Traditional label is modest and driven primarily by one subplot: a character's mother seeking a sex change is played for crude laughs, framing the transition largely as a financial imposition on her son. That comedic framing reads as skeptical rather than celebratory toward LGBTQ themes. Otherwise the film carries little ideological freight, centering original male characters in a workplace comedy without broader political messaging.


Starring Cast

David Spade  •   Theo Von  •   Jimmy Gonzales

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Low

The film presents crude humor aimed at a specific audience. Its premise centers on individual job-seeking without ideological framing.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Low

Main roles filled by white male actors in original parts. Supporting cast shows ethnic variety. Narrative contains no critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: Low

Steef's mother seeks a sex change. The subplot appears in a crude comedy. It frames the transition as a financial demand on her son.

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: Low

Family structures receive minimal attention. A single mother works among the staff. No norms around marriage or parenting receive emphasis.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

No transsexual characters or themes appear.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No gender swaps. Characters are original. No source material or legacy figures exist to recast.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No race swaps. The film is an original comedy with newly created characters and no source material, prior adaptations, or historical figures whose established race is altered in casting.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
4.8
The Movie Database logo
4.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
N/A
Metacritic logo
N/A

More Like This

Cars poster
Traditional
7.3
Cars
 (2006)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low