7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Heathers (1989)
Heathers (1989)
Overview
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film offers a dark satirical critique of high school social hierarchies and the superficiality of social trends, ultimately championing individual moral agency over both oppressive conformity and nihilistic violence. Its broad critique of human behavior and social dynamics prevents it from aligning with a specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly white cast without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative critiques social dynamics and individual behaviors within a high school context, rather than explicitly targeting or negatively framing traditional identities based on their demographic characteristics.
Secondary
Heathers employs a fabricated 'gay suicide' as a key plot point for dark satire. While critiquing societal hypocrisy, the film uses the idea of gay identity primarily as a source of mockery and exploitation, offering no affirming portrayal of LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
The film satirizes the superficiality and hypocrisy of suburban American culture, often expressed through nominal Christian adherence. It portrays adherents and institutions as foolish, easily manipulated, or morally bankrupt, without offering a counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith itself.
Heathers (1988) does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story focuses on high school social dynamics, murder, and rebellion, without engaging with gender identity issues, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Heathers (1988) is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments. All characters were created for this specific production, meaning there are no pre-established canonical genders to swap.
The 1988 film "Heathers" is an original screenplay, not an adaptation of prior material or a historical depiction. All characters were created for this film, establishing their race for the first time on screen. Therefore, no pre-existing character race was altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.1
7.3
Critic Ratings
9.5
7.2
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