Dumb Money (2023)

Dumb Money poster

Dumb Money (2023)


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
7.1

Overview

Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich—until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.


Starring Cast


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Detailed Bias Analysis

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Progressive

Primary

The film's central conflict, focusing on economic inequality and the struggle against financial elites, aligns with progressive values, championing collective action by ordinary people against a rigged system.

The film features a visibly diverse cast, including characters from various socioeconomic backgrounds and a lesbian couple. Its narrative explicitly critiques the financial establishment, portraying Wall Street elites as manipulative figures within a rigged system, thereby highlighting themes of economic inequality and systemic injustice.

Secondary

Dumb Money includes a lesbian couple whose relationship is portrayed as normal and positive, integrated subtly into the background of the main narrative. Their depiction is free of sensationalism or stereotype, contributing to a normalized view of LGBTQ+ individuals within the film's broader story about the GameStop stock market event.

The film briefly depicts a wealthy Wall Street character celebrating a Jewish holiday, but this portrayal is superficial and has been criticized for potentially reinforcing negative stereotypes. The character is part of the film's antagonist group, and his religious affiliation is presented without nuance or deeper exploration of faith.

Dumb Money, a film centered on the GameStop short squeeze, does not include any transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, it has no direct impact on the portrayal of trans individuals in media, resulting in an N/A rating for its representation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Dumb Money" portrays real-life individuals and fictionalized characters. In all instances, the on-screen gender of these characters matches their established historical or canonical gender, indicating no gender swaps.

The film portrays real-life figures, and while some actors' specific ethnicities differ from the historical individuals, these differences remain within the same broader racial category (e.g., white). Fictional or composite characters played by diverse actors do not constitute race swaps as their race was not pre-established.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.1

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.8
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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8.4
Metacritic logo
6.6

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