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The Lovely Bones (2009)

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The Lovely Bones (2009)

Overview

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
5.2

Overview

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Fandango
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

The film is primarily a personal and spiritual narrative about grief, healing, and a form of cosmic justice, rather than engaging with political or societal critiques. Its focus on universal human experiences keeps it apolitical.

The movie features a predominantly white main cast, including the protagonist and antagonist, with some visible diversity in supporting roles that are not explicit race-swaps. The narrative focuses on themes of grief and justice, portraying a white male as the villain without explicitly framing his actions as a critique of traditional identities.

Secondary

The film 'The Lovely Bones' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the murder of a young girl and her family's grief, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.

The film "The Lovely Bones" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a young girl's murder and her observations from the afterlife, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film is a direct adaptation of the novel, and all major characters retain their established genders from the source material. No character canonically male or female in the book is portrayed as a different gender on screen.

All major characters in "The Lovely Bones" (2009) are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their descriptions in the source novel. There are no instances where a character's established race was changed for the film adaptation.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
7.1

Critic Ratings

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3.1
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4.2

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