Crime, Drama  •  2018  •  133 min  •  Teen (13+)

The Hate U Give (2018)

The Hate U Give poster

The Hate U Give (2018)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
8.3

Overview

Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.


Starring Cast

Amandla Stenberg  •   Regina Hall  •   Russell Hornsby


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film's central thesis explicitly promotes progressive ideology by critiquing systemic racism and police brutality, championing social justice activism, and advocating for community empowerment in the face of injustice.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie features a predominantly Black cast, central to its narrative. The story explicitly critiques systemic racial injustice and police brutality, portraying traditional power structures and certain white characters negatively in relation to these themes.

Secondary

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays Christianity as a vital source of strength, community, and moral guidance for Starr's family and their neighborhood. It depicts the church as a supportive institution that fosters resilience and motivates the pursuit of justice in the face of systemic oppression.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative primarily focuses on racial injustice, police brutality, and identity within the Black community, without incorporating queer perspectives or storylines.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'The Hate U Give' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity. Its narrative is centered on issues of racial injustice and police brutality within a Black community, with no depiction of transgender experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Hate U Give" is a direct adaptation of the novel of the same name. All major characters in the movie retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Hate U Give" is an adaptation of Angie Thomas's novel. All major characters, including protagonist Starr Carter, maintain the same racial identities as established in the source material, which explicitly defines their races as central to the narrative.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

8.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.5
The Movie Database logo
8.1

Critic Ratings

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9.7
Metacritic logo
8.1

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