3.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dance Flick (2009)
Dance Flick (2009)
Overview
Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter in the mother of all dance battles.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Viewer Rating
3.6
Overview
Street dancer, Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter in the mother of all dance battles.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Dance Flick is a broad parody film that primarily spoofs dance movies and popular culture. Its humor and narrative focus are apolitical, centering on comedic tropes and individual ambition rather rather than engaging with or promoting any specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly diverse cast, consistent with the urban dance film genre it parodies. Its narrative is centered on broad humor and satire of genre tropes, rather than offering explicit critiques of traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
Dance Flick employs broad, often crude, humor that frequently relies on stereotypes. Characters exhibiting traits sometimes associated with LGBTQ+ individuals are primarily depicted as sources of ridicule, without dignity or positive framing. The net impact is problematic due to the use of harmful stereotypes for comedic effect.
Dance Flick features a character, Ms. Cameltoe, whose gender presentation is primarily a source of comedic ridicule. The film uses the character's identity for gross-out humor and plays on stereotypes, resulting in a portrayal that lacks dignity or affirmation for transsexual themes.
The film is a parody focused on dance and comedic situations. While female characters are present in various scenes, there are no instances where a female character is depicted as victorious in direct, close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.
Dance Flick is a parody film that features original characters created for the movie. It does not adapt specific source material with pre-established characters or historical figures, thus there are no instances of characters whose canonical gender was altered.
Dance Flick is a parody film featuring original characters created for the movie, even when spoofing existing archetypes. These characters do not have a prior canonical race from source material, previous installments, or real-world history that is being altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
3.6
5.0
Critic Ratings
1.8
4.0
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