5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Family Stone (2005)
The Family Stone (2005)
Overview
An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores apolitical themes of family, love, and acceptance, focusing on personal growth and relational harmony within a family unit rather than promoting any specific political ideology.
The movie features a largely traditional cast, primarily focusing on a white family without intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral to positive portrayal of traditional identities, with DEI themes not being central to the plot or character development.
Secondary
The film positively portrays Patrick, a gay son, and his partner Thad. Their loving relationship and plans for adoption are fully embraced by the family, affirming their dignity and normalizing their place within the family structure without any negative framing or stereotypes.
The film portrays Meredith's Jewish identity as a source of initial cultural misunderstanding and awkwardness for the Stone family, highlighting their own insensitivity rather than critiquing the faith. The narrative ultimately promotes acceptance and understanding, showing the family embracing individuals from different backgrounds.
The film "The Family Stone" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a heterosexual couple and a gay couple within a family holiday setting, without engaging with transgender identities or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Family Stone is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were created for this specific movie, thus precluding any gender swaps from established canon.
The Family Stone is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment to establish a canonical race for any character, thus precluding a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.3
6.3
Critic Ratings
5.2
5.6
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