5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Overview
The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies — Miss Finster and Principal Prickly — in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break. As the kids discover the heroes inside themselves, a platoon of wacky characters, far-out music, and sci-fi surprises turn this madcap mission into a major victory for fun!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
The school year is finally ending, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to summer. But boredom quickly sets in when his friends leave for camp — until T.J. uncovers an evil plot to do away with summer vacation! A crazy former principal, Dr. Benedict, is planning to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create permanent winter. Faced with the dire threat of year-round school, T.J. rounds up the RECESS gang and bands together with some unexpected allies — Miss Finster and Principal Prickly — in a nonstop adventure to save everyone's summer break. As the kids discover the heroes inside themselves, a platoon of wacky characters, far-out music, and sci-fi surprises turn this madcap mission into a major victory for fun!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film is primarily an adventure story focused on children protecting their summer vacation from a disgruntled individual, emphasizing teamwork and the importance of childhood, without promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie showcases visible diversity through its established main cast, which includes characters of various backgrounds. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, with no explicit critique, and DEI themes are not central to the plot, focusing instead on themes of friendship and adventure.
Secondary
Ashley Spinelli, a young female character, is depicted engaging in and winning close-quarters physical altercations against adult male opponents, using her brawling and wrestling abilities to overcome them.
Recess: School's Out does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on childhood adventures and saving summer vacation, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
Recess: School's Out does not include any discernible transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on elementary school children trying to save summer vacation, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the story.
The film features the established characters from the "Recess" animated series, all of whom retain their original genders as depicted in the source material. No character's gender was altered.
The film is a continuation of the animated TV series, and all established characters maintain their original racial portrayals from the source material. No characters canonically established as one race are depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
6.0
4.3
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