6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Stellaluna (2004)
Stellaluna (2004)
Overview
Based on the beloved children's book, this fun-filled animated feature follows a spirited young fruit bat who finds friendship, love and acceptance in the most unexpected places! Brimming with music, laughter, warmth and excitement, Stellaluna is sure to capture your heart. When the adorable fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she is adopted by a family of birds, but soon finds that she just can't fit in. Her playmates like to sleep at night; she wants to fly. They whistle and sing; she doesn't even have a beak! But just when it seems like she'll always be an outsider, Stellaluna makes an amazing discovery. Now she'll learn to cherish the things that make her different from everyone else. And she'll see that an open mind and an open heart can lead to the greatest gifts of all.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Based on the beloved children's book, this fun-filled animated feature follows a spirited young fruit bat who finds friendship, love and acceptance in the most unexpected places! Brimming with music, laughter, warmth and excitement, Stellaluna is sure to capture your heart. When the adorable fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she is adopted by a family of birds, but soon finds that she just can't fit in. Her playmates like to sleep at night; she wants to fly. They whistle and sing; she doesn't even have a beak! But just when it seems like she'll always be an outsider, Stellaluna makes an amazing discovery. Now she'll learn to cherish the things that make her different from everyone else. And she'll see that an open mind and an open heart can lead to the greatest gifts of all.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Apple TVDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core conflict centers on a young bat's struggle with identity and belonging while being raised by birds, ultimately championing universal themes of self-acceptance and the appreciation of differences without promoting specific political ideologies.
This animated film explores themes of identity and belonging through the story of a bat raised by birds, emphasizing the acceptance of differences. The character representation is animal-based, and the narrative does not engage with critiques of traditional human identities.
Secondary
The film "Stellaluna" is an animated children's story about a fruit bat raised by birds. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or storylines present in the narrative. The film focuses on themes of identity, family, and belonging through the lens of interspecies adoption.
The film "Stellaluna" is an animated adaptation of a children's book about a bat raised by birds. Its narrative focuses on themes of identity, belonging, and accepting differences between species. There are no identifiable transsexual characters or themes present in the story, thus the portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna.' All major characters, including Stellaluna and her bat and bird families, maintain their established genders from the source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.
The film "Stellaluna" features animated animal characters (bats and birds). The concept of human race, and thus a "race swap," does not apply to these characters.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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6.2
6.7
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