Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy  •  2023  •  108 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

The Imaginary (2023)

The Imaginary poster

The Imaginary (2023)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed

Viewer Rating
7.5

Overview

Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.


Starring Cast

Kokoro Terada  •   Rio Suzuki  •   Sakura Andô


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film explores the universal themes of childhood imagination, the bittersweet process of growing up, and the enduring power of friendship. It champions the value of inner worlds and emotional resilience, presenting a narrative that remains apolitical in its focus on personal development.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The film features a diverse cast appropriate to its cultural origin, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of roles traditionally associated with other demographics. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.

Secondary

Family Values: Mixed
Confidence: High

The film's narrative primarily explores a child's imaginative world and her bond with an imaginary friend, without explicitly endorsing or critiquing specific family structures or values. This leads to a neutral portrayal of family life.

LGBTQ: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: Medium

The film's narrative does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story focuses on other elements, presenting a plot that does not engage with transsexual identity or experiences.

Female Combat: N/R

There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adaptation maintains the established genders of its primary characters as depicted in the original source material. No instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as another are present.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The Imaginary is a Japanese animated film adaptation of a British novel. The original source material does not explicitly establish character races, and the film's portrayal aligns with its Japanese production context. No race swaps are present.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.8
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.1
Metacritic logo
6.6

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