5.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Overview
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
5.2
Overview
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's satirical critique of beauty pageants, consumerism, and the superficiality of the "American dream" aligns its dominant themes with progressive values, despite its comedic tone.
The film features a predominantly white main cast, consistent with its satirical portrayal of a small-town beauty pageant. Its narrative focuses on critiquing the superficiality and ambition within the pageant world, rather than explicitly addressing or critiquing traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The film features Loretta, a supporting character whose unrequited romantic feelings for her best friend Annette strongly imply she is a lesbian. This aspect of her character is treated incidentally, serving as a minor detail that contributes to the film's comedic tone. The portrayal neither affirms nor denigrates her identity, maintaining a neutral stance.
The film uses black comedy and satire to portray a small-town Christian community as hypocritical and superficial. Its adherents, particularly those involved in the beauty pageant, exhibit ruthless ambition and moral corruption, with no significant counterbalancing positive depiction of the faith itself.
The film 'Drop Dead Gorgeous' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its satirical humor is directed at beauty pageants, small-town life, and class dynamics, without engaging with transgender identity in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Drop Dead Gorgeous is an original film from 1999, not an adaptation of existing source material, a biopic, or a reboot of a prior franchise. Therefore, no characters had a pre-established canonical or historical gender to be swapped.
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999) is an original film with characters created specifically for the movie. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures for its characters, thus precluding any instances of race swapping.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.4
Critic Ratings
4.7
2.8
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