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Freaky Tales (2025)

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Freaky Tales (2025)

Overview

In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes

Viewer Rating
6.5

Overview

In 1987 Oakland, a mysterious force guides The Town's underdogs in four interconnected tales: teen punks defend their turf against Nazi skinheads, a rap duo battles for hip-hop immortality, a weary henchman gets a shot at redemption, and an NBA All-Star settles the score.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

HBO Max logoHBO Max
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

The film explicitly promotes a progressive ideology by centering on anti-fascist, anti-racist, and pro-underdog themes, advocating for grassroots community resistance against systemic oppression and bigotry.

The movie *Freaky Tales* features a diverse ensemble cast, including Black, Latinx, and Asian American characters, and strong female leads, reflecting intentional DEI-driven casting. Its narrative explicitly critiques traditional identities by portraying white supremacists and corrupt male police as antagonists, while centering themes of anti-racism, gender equity, and cultural resistance within diverse communities.

Secondary

Freaky Tales features a gentle and positive portrayal of a queer relationship between teen punks Lucid and Tina. Their tender, shy romance culminates in a magical scene, integrated subtly into the film's broader narrative of 1980s Oakland cultural struggles. While not a central theme, the depiction affirms queer love within its diverse mosaic of stories.

The film features Tina, a female character who participates in a group battle against male Nazi skinheads. She uses a spiked bracelet in close-quarters combat, contributing to her group's successful defeat of the male opponents.

Based on available plot summaries, reviews, and interviews, Freaky Tales (2025) does not appear to include or portray transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative focuses on crime, music culture, racial tensions, and revenge fantasies within 1980s Oakland, with no indication of transgender identity or gender transformation as a narrative element or character arc.

The film "Freaky Tales" features original characters created for the story. There are no characters adapted from pre-existing source material or historical records with an established gender that differs from their on-screen portrayal.

The film's casting aligns with the characters' established or historically plausible ethnicities, reflecting Oakland's diverse 1987 demographics. No character canonically or historically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.3
The Movie Database logo
6.4

Critic Ratings

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7.5
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5.8

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