Animation, Family, Comedy  •  2019  •  7 min  •  All Ages

Hair Love (2019)

Hair Love poster

Hair Love (2019)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

When dad has to unexpectedly step in for mom to do his daughter Zuri’s hair before a big event, what seems like a simple task is anything but as these locks have a mind of their own!


Starring Cast

Issa Rae

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by celebrating natural Black hair and positive representation within a loving family context, promoting self-acceptance and implicitly challenging conventional beauty standards.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features visible diversity through its original Black main cast, celebrating Black identity and natural hair. Its narrative positively frames the male protagonist and does not critique traditional identities.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

Hair Love is an animated short film centered on a Black family, specifically a father learning to style his daughter's hair. The narrative explores themes of self-acceptance and family love within a heterosexual family context. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the film's storyline.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The animated short film "Hair Love" focuses on a Black father learning to style his daughter's hair, celebrating themes of family, self-love, and cultural identity. It does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Hair Love is an original animated short film featuring new characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, history, or previous installments whose gender could have been altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The characters in "Hair Love" are original to this animated short film. There is no prior source material, historical record, or established canon depicting these characters as a different race before this production. Therefore, no race swap occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.4
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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