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Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

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Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

Overview

On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movies of the 1980s and '90s.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative

Viewer Rating
4.5

Overview

On a bet, a gridiron hero at John Hughes High School sets out to turn a bespectacled plain Jane into a beautiful and popular prom queen in this outrageous send-up of the teen movies of the 1980s and '90s.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

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Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Traditional

Primary

The film's central subject matter is the comedic parody of teen movie tropes and high school social dynamics, which are inherently apolitical. Its narrative focuses on humor and genre deconstruction rather than promoting any specific political ideology or solution to societal problems.

This movie primarily features traditional casting, reflecting the common demographics of the teen films it parodies, without intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative humorously critiques high school archetypes and tropes rather than explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively through a DEI lens.

Secondary

Not Another Teen Movie uses LGBTQ+ characters and themes predominantly for crude, stereotypical humor. Characters like Areola and Les are depicted as one-dimensional gags, reinforcing harmful stereotypes without dignity or complexity. The film's reliance on mockery and problematic portrayals results in a net negative impact on LGBTQ+ representation.

The film features the character Areola, whose gender presentation is revealed as a man in drag at the film's conclusion, serving as a comedic twist. This portrayal leverages harmful stereotypes, treating the character's identity as a source of mockery rather than offering a respectful or complex depiction.

The film portrays Christian characters, such as Areola and Malik, as naive, prudish, or stereotypical, primarily for comedic effect. Their religious adherence is often the source of humor, without offering any counterbalancing nuance or positive portrayal of the faith, thus reinforcing negative stereotypes.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Not Another Teen Movie is a parody film featuring original characters that satirize common teen movie archetypes. It does not adapt specific, named characters from prior source material, thus no gender swaps occur.

This film parodies common teen movie tropes and archetypes rather than directly adapting specific characters from source material. No established characters from prior works are portrayed by actors of a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.8
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5.8

Critic Ratings

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3.2
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3.2

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