7.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Somersault (2004)
Somersault (2004)
Overview
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Neutral
Family Values: Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.2
Overview
Australian teenager Heidi is left with little choice but to leave home after she's caught red-handed with her mother's boyfriend. With few options, Heidi ends up in Jindabyne, a tourist community. Upon meeting Joe at a bar, she pursues a relationship with him and tries to find something resembling a normal home life. Heidi makes small strides by getting a job and finding a place to stay, but her relationship with Joe must overcome more than its share of hurdles.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores a young woman's journey through emotional vulnerability and a desperate search for connection, focusing on her personal growth and self-discovery rather than engaging with political ideologies. Its narrative centers on individual human experience and emotional development.
The film features a cast that aligns with traditional representations, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative focuses on personal drama and does not present a critical portrayal of traditional identities.
Secondary
The film includes a brief, non-central same-sex interaction as part of the protagonist's broader exploration of sexuality. This moment is depicted without explicit judgment or significant narrative emphasis, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes within the story.
The film portrays a young woman's journey marked by a complete breakdown of parental authority and the normalization of casual sexual encounters as she seeks connection and belonging outside of traditional family structures.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Somersault is an original film featuring newly created characters. There are no instances of characters previously established as one gender in source material or historical records being portrayed as a different gender in this production.
Somersault (2004) is an original film featuring characters created specifically for this production. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or prior adaptations from which character races could be established and subsequently altered.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.3
Critic Ratings
8.5
7.3
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