8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
Steven Universe: The Movie (2019)
Overview
Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
8.6
Overview
Two years after bringing peace to the galaxy, Steven Universe sees his past come back to haunt him in the form of a deranged Gem who wants to destroy the Earth.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by resolving its core conflict through empathy, forgiveness, and restorative justice, emphasizing healing trauma and the power of found family over punitive measures.
The movie features intentional diversity in its character design and voice casting, with many characters coded as non-white and relationships that are explicitly queer. Its narrative strongly emphasizes themes of empathy, acceptance, and challenging traditional power structures, promoting inclusivity and understanding of diverse identities.
Secondary
Steven Universe: The Movie continues the franchise's strong positive LGBTQ+ representation. The loving, stable relationship of Ruby and Sapphire (Garnet) is central to the narrative, depicted with dignity and agency, affirming the worth of queer love and identity.
The film features Spinel, a female character with elastic powers, who physically defeats Steven Universe, a male character, in direct close-quarters combat during their initial confrontation. Her victory is achieved through physical prowess.
Steven Universe: The Movie does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. While the broader franchise is celebrated for its LGBTQ+ representation and themes of identity, the film itself does not explicitly depict transsexual individuals or narratives, leading to a rating of N/A for this specific category.
The film is a direct continuation of the Steven Universe series, maintaining the established genders and gender presentations of all returning characters. No character canonically established as one gender in the source material is portrayed as a different gender in the movie.
Steven Universe: The Movie is a continuation of the animated series. The characters, including the alien Gems, maintain their established visual designs and voice actors from the original show, thus no character's race was changed from prior canon.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.7
8.2
Critic Ratings
10.0
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