7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
Overview
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spirited, bizarre films with Earl, his only friend. But both his anonymity and friendship threaten to unravel when his mother forces him to befriend a classmate with leukemia.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central narrative focuses on universal human experiences such as friendship, mortality, and personal growth, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features visible diversity in its main cast with a Black co-lead, but it does not involve explicit recasting of traditionally white roles. The narrative focuses on universal themes of friendship and coming-of-age, without critically portraying traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its story.
Secondary
The film "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the platonic friendships between the main characters and their experiences with illness and coming-of-age, without incorporating any queer identities or storylines.
The film "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the friendship between a high school senior, his best friend, and a classmate diagnosed with cancer, without incorporating any elements related to transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of a novel where the main characters, Greg, Earl, and Rachel, maintain their established genders from the source material. No canonical characters were portrayed with a different gender.
The film is an adaptation of the novel where the main characters, Greg, Earl, and Rachel, are depicted on screen by actors whose races align with their descriptions in the source material. No instances of race swapping were identified.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
7.5
Critic Ratings
8.1
7.4
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