7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Overview
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film's central focus on universal human experiences of family dysfunction, addiction, and personal trauma, resolved through individual accountability and relational healing, positions it as apolitical. It does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology.
The movie incorporates visible racial diversity through the marriage of a white character into a Black family, which is central to the wedding setting. The narrative, however, focuses on personal family drama without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its core message.
Secondary
The film features Kieran, Rachel's lesbian sister, and her partner Emma. Their relationship is portrayed as stable, loving, and fully accepted by the family. Their presence normalizes a same-sex relationship within a mainstream family drama, depicting LGBTQ+ characters with dignity and without making their identity a source of conflict or commentary.
Christian hymns and readings are respectfully incorporated into the interfaith wedding, serving as a positive expression of love and commitment that unites the diverse family and friends.
The film portrays Jewish wedding traditions (e.g., chuppah, breaking the glass, hora) as integral and beautiful aspects of the interfaith ceremony, contributing to the joyous and inclusive atmosphere without any negative framing.
The film 'Rachel Getting Married' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses exclusively on the cisgender family members and their interpersonal dynamics, addiction, and reconciliation, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Rachel Getting Married is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus none can be considered a gender swap from a pre-existing canon.
Rachel Getting Married is an original screenplay featuring fictional characters. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.5
8.5
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