6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
For Better or For Worse: The Bestest Present (1985)
For Better or For Worse: The Bestest Present (1985)
Overview
The Patterson family learns the true meaning of Christmas when Lizzie loses her stuffed bunny.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
The Patterson family learns the true meaning of Christmas when Lizzie loses her stuffed bunny.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's title suggests a focus on universal themes of personal relationships, commitment, and celebration, which lack an inherent strong political valence. Without further plot details, there is no indication of explicit promotion of either progressive or conservative ideologies.
Based on the absence of specific casting or plot details, the movie is assessed as having visible diversity without explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative is presumed to maintain a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
This animated short film focuses on a child's quest for a birthday gift for his mother. The story does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in a classification of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This animated special is an adaptation of the "For Better or For Worse" comic strip. All main characters, such as John, Elly, Michael, and Elizabeth Patterson, retain their established genders from the original source material.
This animated film is an adaptation of the "For Better or For Worse" comic strip. There is no evidence or widely known information indicating that any established characters from the source material were portrayed as a different race in this 1985 production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
5.0
Critic Ratings
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