Comedy, Drama  •  2025  •  109 min

Relative Control (2025)

Relative Control poster

Relative Control (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
6.3

Overview

Relative Control follows Sara, a middle-aged corporate attorney whose carefully managed life starts fraying at the edges when her aging father's accidents and her adult son's dependence collide with the biggest case of her career. It is a familiar sandwich-generation story, the kind where competence is tested by the people who love you most. The Leans Traditional label fits because the film treats family obligation as a given rather than a burden to escape. Sara adapts; she does not dismantle. There are no LGBTQ storylines, no political framing beyond the personal, and the casting follows conventional patterns. The tone is comedic drama with conventional values running quietly underneath.


Starring Cast

Teri Polo  •   Patrick McDade  •   Jeff Mark


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

Family caregiving receives neutral treatment. Personal adaptation forms the only solution shown.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

Lead roles follow conventional casting patterns. Supporting cast shows limited visible diversity. Narrative centers on family and career pressures without framing traditional identities negatively.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

Sara balances care for her aging father and support for her dependent adult son alongside her career. Family caregiving duties drive the central conflicts without idealizing or rejecting traditional obligations.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

No transsexual characters or themes appear. The story centers on family and career pressures without reference to gender identity.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium

No gender swaps occur. Characters are original creations. Genders match actor portrayals with no legacy figures recast from prior canon.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

No race swaps occur. The film features original characters with no prior canonical or historical racial depictions in source material.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.0

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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