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Pusher (2019)

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Pusher (2019)

Overview

In a small Appalachian town crippled by opioid addiction, a young drug dealer is coming to terms with the life she's chosen.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center

Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

In a small Appalachian town crippled by opioid addiction, a young drug dealer is coming to terms with the life she's chosen.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film focuses on a character's individual struggle for survival and escape from a dangerous life, without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology or offering a broad societal critique from either a left or right perspective. Its narrative is primarily a character-driven thriller.

The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast and no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.

Secondary

Pusher portrays a central lesbian relationship with dignity and complexity, integral to the protagonist's battle with addiction. The film treats the queer relationship as a normal, albeit challenging, part of life, with obstacles stemming from addiction rather than identity, resulting in an affirming depiction of LGBTQ+ characters.

The film centers on a young trans woman navigating the dangers of obtaining black market hormones. It portrays her with dignity and agency, framing the life-threatening obstacles as external societal failures rather than inherent to her identity. The narrative emphasizes her resilience and the critical challenges faced by trans individuals seeking gender-affirming care.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "Pusher" (2019) by Andi Morrow is an original production, not an adaptation or remake of any prior work with established characters. All characters are new to this specific film, meaning there is no pre-existing canon from which a character's gender could have been swapped.

The 2019 film "Pusher" directed by Andi Morrow is an original production and not an adaptation or remake of any prior work with established characters. Therefore, no characters exist who were canonically or historically established as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.5
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Critic Ratings

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