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Comedy, War, Drama  •  2024  •  103 min  •  Adults (18+)

My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)

My Dead Friend Zoe poster

My Dead Friend Zoe (2024)

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Gender Swap: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.4

Overview

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends group therapy until Dale, her grandfather and former Lieutenant Colonel, is recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Merit steps up to his aide, and discovers more about herself and her family, while also gaining the courage to put her metaphorical demons to rest.

Starring Cast

Sonequa Martin-Green  •   Natalie Morales  •   Ed Harris

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: Medium

The film deliberately sidesteps explicit political commentary on military service or war, focusing instead on the personal and interpersonal effects of trauma, the strength of female friendship, and individual resilience. Its narrative prioritizes human experience over political critique.

Diversity: High
Confidence: Medium

The movie features strong female leads, including a multiracial Black woman and a Latina woman, both Army veterans, challenging traditional gender roles in military narratives. The film focuses on personal experiences and avoids explicit political commentary or negative portrayals of traditional identities.

Secondary

Gender Swap: Yes
Confidence: High

The film's characters, inspired by real-life male veterans, are intentionally portrayed as young women, constituting a clear gender swap from the historical/inspirational baseline.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

My Dead Friend Zoe does not appear to feature LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Available information suggests its narrative centers on military and family experiences, with no indication of LGBTQ+ representation being a thematic focus. Therefore, the net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is N/A.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

My Dead Friend Zoe does not feature transsexual characters or themes as a significant element of its narrative. The story focuses on Merit's psychological journey, guilt, and trauma related to her deceased friend Zoe, exploring themes of PTSD and friendship without engaging with transgender identity or issues.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film introduces new, original characters without prior established racial identities from source material or history, thus precluding any race swaps.

Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.4
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

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9.4
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7.5

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