7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Romance • 2008 • 93 min • Teen (13+)
Keith (2008)
Keith (2008)
Overview
Keith is a 2008 PG-13 teen romance about Natalie, a high-achieving high schooler whose orderly life shifts when she falls for Keith, an unpredictable outsider with a secret. The story follows a familiar arc: a guarded girl learns to loosen up, a boy hides something painful, and first love complicates both. The Leans Traditional label reflects the film's conventional framing. Its romance centers a heterosexual couple, the social world operates on recognizable high school hierarchies, and the emotional weight falls on personal growth and individual relationships rather than on any political or identity-based tension. No signals pull meaningfully in a progressive direction. The result is a quietly traditional teen drama without much ideological noise in either direction.
Starring Cast
Elisabeth Harnois • Jesse McCartney • Margo Harshman
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Keith is a 2008 PG-13 teen romance about Natalie, a high-achieving high schooler whose orderly life shifts when she falls for Keith, an unpredictable outsider with a secret. The story follows a familiar arc: a guarded girl learns to loosen up, a boy hides something painful, and first love complicates both. The Leans Traditional label reflects the film's conventional framing. Its romance centers a heterosexual couple, the social world operates on recognizable high school hierarchies, and the emotional weight falls on personal growth and individual relationships rather than on any political or identity-based tension. No signals pull meaningfully in a progressive direction. The result is a quietly traditional teen drama without much ideological noise in either direction.
Starring Cast
Elisabeth Harnois • Jesse McCartney • Margo Harshman
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film explores universal human experiences of first love, terminal illness, and personal growth, focusing on individual emotional journeys rather than engaging with political or ideological themes. Its narrative centers on the characters' internal struggles and relationships, maintaining an apolitical stance.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The film features traditional casting without explicit race or gender swaps. Its narrative does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High
Keith, 2008 primarily focuses on a teenage romance and individual struggles with illness. Family units are present as background elements, but the narrative does not deeply explore or endorse specific family structures or values, resulting in a neutral portrayal.
LGBTQ: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Keith' is a romantic drama centered on the relationship between two high school students, Natalie and Keith. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The storyline focuses exclusively on their personal journey and challenges, without incorporating any elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 2008 film 'Keith' features an original story and characters. There is no evidence of pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters whose established gender was altered for this production. All characters are original to the film, therefore no gender swaps are present.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Keith (2008) is an original film featuring characters created specifically for its story. There are no pre-existing source materials or historical figures with established racial identities that could be subject to a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.3
7.0
Critic Ratings
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