Animation, Family, Comedy, Science Fiction  •  2022  •  6 min  •  Older Kids (7+)

The Little Guy (2022)

The Little Guy poster

The Little Guy (2022)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive

Viewer Rating
7.3

Overview

Groot discovers a miniature civilization that believes the seemingly enormous tree toddler is the hero they’ve been waiting for.


Starring Cast

Vin Diesel  •   Bob Bergen  •   Terri Douglas

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film's central conflict revolves around a small creature's struggle for survival in a vast and dangerous world, championing individual ingenuity and perseverance as the solution. This universal theme does not explicitly align with or promote any specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

The movie features a visibly diverse cast, including prominent Latino and Latina actors in key roles. The narrative, however, does not appear to explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

The film centers on a young man's struggle with his sexuality and an overbearing father, depicting his journey of self-discovery and identity. It frames external challenges as obstacles to be overcome, maintaining an empathetic and respectful stance towards queer identity, ultimately offering a validating portrayal.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on available information, the film "The Little Guy" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no specific portrayal to evaluate regarding its impact on transgender representation.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "The Little Guy" (2022) is an original animated short film. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, previous installments, or real-world history whose gender could have been altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

As an original animated short film, "The Little Guy" does not adapt pre-existing characters with established racial identities from source material, history, or prior installments. Therefore, no race swap occurs.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.3

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.2
The Movie Database logo
7.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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