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For Colored Girls (2010)

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For Colored Girls (2010)

Overview

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.3

Overview

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values, focusing on the multifaceted traumas and systemic challenges faced by Black women, and championing collective healing and identity affirmation. While individual resilience is present, the narrative's core is rooted in social justice and the experiences of a marginalized group.

The film features an all-Black female cast, intentionally centering minority representation. Its narrative explicitly explores the profound struggles and resilience of Black women, often portraying male characters negatively in their interactions with the women, making DEI themes central to its storytelling.

Secondary

The film portrays Christianity as a significant source of strength, hope, and healing for many characters navigating profound trauma and abuse. While acknowledging individual hypocrisy, the narrative ultimately affirms the redemptive power of faith and prayer in finding resilience and community.

The film 'For Colored Girls' focuses exclusively on the experiences of cisgender, heterosexual Black women. No identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes are present within its narrative, resulting in an N/A rating for LGBTQ+ portrayal.

The film "For Colored Girls" focuses on the interconnected lives and struggles of several cisgender African American women. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the narrative, thus the portrayal is not applicable to this evaluation.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "For Colored Girls" is an adaptation of a choreopoem featuring an all-female cast. The film maintains the gender of all characters as female, consistent with the source material. No character established as one gender in the original work is portrayed as a different gender in the film.

The film "For Colored Girls" is an adaptation of Ntozake Shange's choreopoem, which features characters explicitly written as Black women. The 2010 film adaptation maintains this racial portrayal for all its characters, consistent with the source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.7

Critic Ratings

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3.1
Metacritic logo
5.0

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