MovieBias

See all results for ""
BrowseAnalyticsAbout

Paper Towns (2015)

Paper Towns poster

Paper Towns (2015)

Overview

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge, he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues, and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Quentin gets, the less he sees of the girl he thought he knew.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
5.9

Overview

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge, he follows. After their all-nighter ends and a new day breaks, Quentin arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Quentin soon learns that there are clues, and they're for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer Quentin gets, the less he sees of the girl he thought he knew.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film primarily explores universal coming-of-age themes such as idealization, identity, and personal growth, offering an individualistic solution focused on self-discovery rather than engaging with broader political or societal issues.

The movie features visible diversity in its supporting cast, including a prominent Black character, but the central roles are predominantly white and align with the source material. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit DEI themes being central to the plot.

Secondary

The film "Paper Towns" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and friendships within a coming-of-age mystery plot, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal to evaluate.

The film "Paper Towns" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a coming-of-age mystery involving cisgender characters, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The film "Paper Towns" is a coming-of-age mystery drama. Its narrative focuses on character relationships and a search for a missing person, rather than physical conflict. There are no scenes depicting female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents.

The film "Paper Towns" is an adaptation of John Green's novel. All main and significant supporting characters maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No characters canonically established as one gender were portrayed as a different gender in the film.

The film "Paper Towns" is an adaptation of John Green's novel. All major characters, including Quentin, Margo, Ben, and Radar, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions or common interpretations from the source material. No character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.2
The Movie Database logo
6.2

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
5.8
Metacritic logo
5.6

More Like This

The Fault in Our Stars poster
Leans Traditional
7.5
The Fault in Our Stars
 (2014)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Enigma poster
Leans Traditional
6.6
Enigma
 (2001)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Ghost poster
Center
6.7
Ghost
 (1990)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Fallen Angel poster
Leans Traditional
7.3
Fallen Angel
 (1945)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Paradine Case poster
Traditional
6.6
The Paradine Case
 (1947)

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Lone Star poster
Progressive
7.9
Lone Star
 (1996)

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Broken Flowers poster
Center
7.7
Broken Flowers
 (2005)
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Her Smell poster
Leans Traditional
6.8
Her Smell
 (2019)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Cyrano poster
Leans Traditional
8.1
Cyrano
 (1974)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Searching poster
Leans Progressive
7.9
Searching
 (2018)
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Madame Bovary poster
Leans Traditional
6.9
Madame Bovary
 (1949)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
In the Heights poster
Leans Progressive
8.0
In the Heights
 (2021)

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Monster's Ball poster
Progressive
7.3
Monster's Ball
 (2001)
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
Hairspray poster
Progressive
7.7
Hairspray
 (2007)

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Charade poster
Leans Traditional
8.3
Charade
 (1963)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Spellbound poster
Leans Traditional
7.8
Spellbound
 (1945)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Wicked poster
Progressive
7.6
Wicked
 (2024)

Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Notorious poster
Leans Traditional
8.8
Notorious
 (1946)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Signs poster
Traditional
6.8
Signs
 (2002)
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
The Trial poster
Leans Traditional
7.8
The Trial
 (1962)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
MovieBias

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceCookies PolicyAI Policy

Copyright 2025 © moviebias.com