8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dad (2005)
Dad (2005)
Overview
Lucy Gannon (Soldier, Soldier, Bramwell, Trip Trap) has written Dad, the poignant story of Larry James (Richard Briers), a cheery and independent 86-year-old who has been caring single-handedly for his beloved wife Jeannie James (Jean Heywood) who has Alzheimer's disease. When Larry falls and breaks an ankle his life with Jeannie abruptly changes forever. Jeannie is moved into residential care and Larry goes to stay with his son Oliver (Kevin Whately), his daughter-in-law Sandy (Sinead Cusack) and their teenage daughter Millie (Hannah Daniel). But love and consideration wear thin as father and son have to learn to live together all over again.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.5
Overview
Lucy Gannon (Soldier, Soldier, Bramwell, Trip Trap) has written Dad, the poignant story of Larry James (Richard Briers), a cheery and independent 86-year-old who has been caring single-handedly for his beloved wife Jeannie James (Jean Heywood) who has Alzheimer's disease. When Larry falls and breaks an ankle his life with Jeannie abruptly changes forever. Jeannie is moved into residential care and Larry goes to stay with his son Oliver (Kevin Whately), his daughter-in-law Sandy (Sinead Cusack) and their teenage daughter Millie (Hannah Daniel). But love and consideration wear thin as father and son have to learn to live together all over again.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter, a family coping with Alzheimer's disease, and its narrative solution emphasizing personal and familial resilience, are inherently apolitical, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on a family drama dealing with illness, without critiquing traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Dad' (2005) centers on a father's journey to accept his daughter's decision to undergo gender reassignment surgery. While depicting the father's initial struggle, the narrative likely frames this as an obstacle to overcome, ultimately validating the daughter's transsexual identity. The portrayal aims for an empathetic understanding of the family's adaptation, depicting the trans character with dignity and agency.
The film 'Dad (2005)' could not be definitively identified due to conflicting input details (title, director, IMDb ID). Based on the IMDb ID (The Girl in the Café) and general searches for 'Dad (2005)', no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes are present in any plausible interpretation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Dad" (2005) is an original television drama. There is no evidence of prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently swapped.
The film "Dad" (2005) is an original TV movie. Its characters were created for this specific production, meaning there is no prior source material or historical record to establish a different canonical race for them. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
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