6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Joshy (2016)
Joshy (2016)
Overview
After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to join him. Focused on drugs and their own hangups, his self-absorbed friends refuse to confront the elephant in the room and ask Josh how he’s feeling. As welcome and unwelcome guests stop by, Josh will attempt to find some closure over this weekend with the guys.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
6.6
Overview
After his engagement ends badly, Josh decides to take advantage of his bachelor-party plans in Ojai, California, with the few friends still willing to join him. Focused on drugs and their own hangups, his self-absorbed friends refuse to confront the elephant in the room and ask Josh how he’s feeling. As welcome and unwelcome guests stop by, Josh will attempt to find some closure over this weekend with the guys.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of grief, male friendship, and emotional immaturity, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology or offering politically charged solutions.
The movie features a predominantly white cast without explicit race or gender swaps for DEI purposes. Its narrative focuses on character dynamics and grief among friends, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.
Secondary
The film includes an openly gay character, Ari, whose sexuality is present within the friend group but not a central focus of the plot. His depiction is largely incidental, neither strongly affirming nor problematic, contributing to a neutral overall portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes.
There is insufficient information available to determine the presence or portrayal of transsexual characters or themes in 'Joshy, 2016'. Without specific plot or character details, an assessment of the net impact, whether positive, negative, or neutral, cannot be made.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Joshy is an original film with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installment from which characters' genders could be swapped.
Joshy is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no pre-existing source material or historical basis to establish the characters' races prior to the film, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
5.7
Critic Ratings
8.4
6.2
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