4.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Overview
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
4.8
Overview
The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central conflict revolves around the strain on a large family due to career ambitions, and its resolution champions the reaffirmation of traditional family values and parental presence over individual career pursuits, aligning with right-leaning priorities.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, with the central family being entirely white and no intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on the dynamics of a large, traditional family, portraying traditional identities in a positive or neutral light without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques.
Secondary
The film "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on the heterosexual Baker family and their experiences, thus there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding LGBTQ+ representation.
The film "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on the comedic challenges of a large family, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2003 film is a remake of the 1950 movie and novel. While it features new characters for the children, no character who was canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in this adaptation.
The 2003 film "Cheaper by the Dozen" is a remake of the 1950 film and based on a semi-autobiographical novel. The main characters, the Baker family, are consistently portrayed as white, aligning with their established race in prior adaptations and the real-life Gilbreth family.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.3
Critic Ratings
2.5
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