Romance, Drama  •  2014  •  126 min  •  Teen (13+)

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

The Fault in Our Stars poster

The Fault in Our Stars (2014)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a patient named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.


Starring Cast

Shailene Woodley  •   Ansel Elgort  •   Nat Wolff


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film is rated neutral because its central themes revolve around universal human experiences of love, loss, and finding meaning in the face of terminal illness, without engaging in any discernible political or ideological discourse.

Diversity: Low
Confidence: High

The film features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps for established roles. Its narrative centers on the experiences of its main characters without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or making DEI themes central to its plot.

Secondary

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: Medium

The film depicts Christianity as a source of community and comfort for some, particularly through the support group setting and Gus's funeral. While Hazel questions its tenets, the film does not portray the religion or its adherents negatively, but rather as one valid framework for coping with suffering and mortality.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'The Fault in Our Stars' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses exclusively on heterosexual relationships and experiences, resulting in no direct portrayal or engagement with queer identities.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'The Fault in Our Stars' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on the experiences of cisgender characters dealing with illness and romance, leading to a 'N/A' rating for transsexual portrayal.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a direct adaptation of the novel, and all major characters retain their established genders from the source material. No character originally depicted as one gender was portrayed as a different gender in the movie.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adapts the novel, and all major characters, including Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in the source material. No character canonically established as one race was portrayed as a different race.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.6
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

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8.1
Metacritic logo
6.9

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