Comedy, Romance  •  2018  •  100 min  •  Teen (13+)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before poster

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)


Rating & Dimensions

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

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control when her secret letters to every boy she's ever fallen for are mysteriously mailed out.


Starring Cast

Lana Condor  •   Noah Centineo  •   Janel Parrish


Where to watch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film focuses on universal coming-of-age themes like teenage romance, self-discovery, and family relationships, which are inherently apolitical. While featuring diverse representation, its narrative does not explicitly promote or critique any specific political ideology, maintaining a neutral stance.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie features an Asian-American protagonist and her family, providing visible diversity in its central casting. The narrative, however, maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities and does not center around an explicit critique of traditional norms or strong DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The film 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is exclusively focused on heterosexual romance and relationships among its main and supporting cast, resulting in no depiction of queer identity or experiences.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

To All the Boys I've Loved Before does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story focuses on cisgender teenagers navigating first loves and family relationships, with no plot points or character arcs related to transsexual identity. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is a direct adaptation of Jenny Han's novel, and all major characters retain their established genders from the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical depiction.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film adapts characters from the novel who are explicitly half-Korean, half-white. The actresses cast to portray these characters are of East Asian descent (Vietnamese-American and Chinese-American), maintaining the characters' core racial identity as Asian-American, which aligns with the source material's broader racial category.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
7.0
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
9.6
Metacritic logo
6.4

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