Comedy, Romance  •  2022  •  93 min

Crush (2022)

Crush poster

Crush (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.


Starring Cast

Rowan Blanchard  •   Auli'i Cravalho  •   Isabella Ferreira


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's central narrative, a normalized and positive portrayal of a queer teen romance, inherently aligns with progressive values concerning LGBTQ+ inclusion and representation, making it left-leaning.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie 'Crush' is a queer romantic comedy that prominently features LGBTQ+ characters and relationships as its central theme. Its casting includes diverse actresses in key roles, reinforcing an intentional focus on non-traditional identities and narratives.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

Crush is a teen romantic comedy that offers a positive and affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters and themes. It centers on a queer protagonist's journey of self-discovery and finding love, depicting same-sex relationships as normal and celebrated within a joyful narrative, free from prejudice or tragedy. The film validates queer identity and love.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

There is not enough information provided to determine the presence or portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'Crush, 2022'. Consequently, a definitive assessment of positive, negative, or neutral impact cannot be made. The 'N/A' rating reflects the absence of identifiable trans depictions based on the limited information available, rather than a confirmed lack of such content.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Crush (2022) is an original film without prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. Therefore, no characters were established as a different gender in previous canon, meaning no gender swaps occurred.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Crush (2022)" is an original production without prior source material or established characters. Therefore, there are no pre-existing canonical or historical racial portrayals to be altered, precluding a race swap.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.3
The Movie Database logo
7.4

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
8.3
Metacritic logo
5.6

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