6.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away! (2012)
Thomas and Friends: Up Up & Away! (2012)
Overview
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep, and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, up and away for exciting adventures with Thomas & Friends!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.2
Overview
Thomas and Percy have a special Special as they try and try again to bring balloons to Mr. Bubbles' Big Balloon Show. At the Children's Steam Fair, Emily learns there are great rewards - and laughs - in helping others, Kevin tries his hook at Hide and Peep, and Thomas has a wonky whistle! Up, up and away for exciting adventures with Thomas & Friends!
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on universal, apolitical themes such as friendship, teamwork, and perseverance, which are common in children's programming and do not align with any specific political ideology.
This movie features the traditional cast of anthropomorphic trains, primarily male, consistent with the long-running franchise. The narrative focuses on adventure and problem-solving, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
This 'Thomas and Friends' movie, aimed at a young audience, does not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of the trains, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
This 'Thomas & Friends' film, centered on talking trains, does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on typical children's adventure stories without engaging with transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film features established characters from the Thomas & Friends franchise, such as Thomas, Percy, and Emily. All characters maintain their canonical genders as established in previous installments and source material. No character originally established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender in this special.
The characters in "Thomas and Friends" are anthropomorphic trains. As machines, they do not possess a race in the human sense, making the concept of a "race swap" inapplicable to this film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.4
6.0
Critic Ratings
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