4.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Overview
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery of love proves a real buzz-kill for everyone - including his childhood crush, Jenny, the one woman who always seemed immune to his considerable charms. Later that night, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, the hard-partying, legendary ladies' man who was Connor's mentor. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message which he delivers through three ghosts who guide Connor on an eye-opening tour of his romantic past, present and future. Along the way, they attempt to discern whether he will ever be able to change his ways -- and if there is any hope of him finding true love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
4.5
Overview
Celebrity photographer Connor Mead lives life in the fast lane, committed to lifelong bachelorhood and simultaneous relationships with multiple women. On the eve of his younger brother Paul's wedding, Connor's mockery of love proves a real buzz-kill for everyone - including his childhood crush, Jenny, the one woman who always seemed immune to his considerable charms. Later that night, he gets a wake-up call from the ghost of his late Uncle Wayne, the hard-partying, legendary ladies' man who was Connor's mentor. Uncle Wayne has an urgent message which he delivers through three ghosts who guide Connor on an eye-opening tour of his romantic past, present and future. Along the way, they attempt to discern whether he will ever be able to change his ways -- and if there is any hope of him finding true love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central conflict, a commitment-phobic man's redemption, is largely apolitical, but the solution championed strongly aligns with conservative social values, emphasizing individual responsibility, a critique of hedonism, and the ultimate embrace of traditional commitment and family structures as the path to fulfillment.
The movie features a largely traditional main cast with some visible diversity in significant supporting roles. Its narrative focuses on the personal redemption of a male protagonist, critiquing his individual flaws rather than traditional identities or broader societal themes related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Secondary
The film adapts Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," where the Ghost of Christmas Present is canonically and widely established as a male figure. In this adaptation, the character is portrayed as female, constituting a gender swap.
The film "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the male protagonist's journey of self-discovery through his past romantic entanglements with women.
The film "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and the protagonist's romantic history and future, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film features original characters created for the movie, not adaptations of pre-existing characters with established racial identities from source material, previous installments, or historical records. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.8
6.0
Critic Ratings
2.7
3.4
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